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Sailors used to eat raw substances. E.g, stale bread, Oranges and water.

Sailors didn't eat any dairy because there weren't any refrigerators in those times so all dairy would go off.

Sailors also used to eat biscuits and apples, but they had to be careful because sometimes maggots lived inside the biscuits and mainly the apples!

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How many sailors and soldiers where there in the spanish armada?

The Spanish Armada, which set sail in 1588, comprised approximately 130 ships and around 30,000 personnel, including sailors and soldiers. Of these, about 18,000 were soldiers, while the remainder consisted of sailors needed to operate the fleet. The armada was primarily intended to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I but ultimately faced defeat.


What happened to the side that won in the Spanish Armada?

The English were the victors in the Spanish Armada. But only Francis Drake and Lord Howard were allowed back to England. The rest of the English sailors were left in their ships to die. This was because the government knew they would have to pay a lot of money for sailors reward. After 1 year only half of the English sailors were still alive.


How many men did Spanish have in the Spanish armada?

30,500


How did the English use fire- ships against the Spanish Armada?

The English used fire-ships against the Spanish Armada in 1588 as a tactical surprise to disrupt the enemy's formation. They sent unmanned ships filled with combustibles into the anchored Spanish fleet, causing panic and chaos among the Spanish sailors. This forced the Armada to scatter and abandon their planned strategy, significantly weakening their position. The successful use of fire-ships contributed to the ultimate defeat of the Armada.


What was the huge Spanish fleet that was intended to invade England called?

The Spanish Armada or commonly called the Invincible Armada.

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What skills did the sailors have in the Spanish Armada?

I'm not exactly sure.


How many people died in the spanish armada?

Figures vary, but over 20,000 soldiers and sailors were killed


How big was the spanish armarda?

The Spanish armada held 8,000 sailors and 20,000 soldiers , and there were around 130 ships altogether, after the battle the armada lost around 60 ships, the English lost none.


Does the outcome of the Battle of the Spanish Armada prove that having more soldiers and sailors and bigger ships was better?

they are better


What happened to the side that won in the Spanish Armada?

The English were the victors in the Spanish Armada. But only Francis Drake and Lord Howard were allowed back to England. The rest of the English sailors were left in their ships to die. This was because the government knew they would have to pay a lot of money for sailors reward. After 1 year only half of the English sailors were still alive.


How many men did Spanish have in the Spanish armada?

30,500


What do armadas eat?

Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese word for naval fleet. Therefore they do not eat.


When did the Spanish armada get out of Cornwall?

The Spanish Armada was not in Cornwall.


What connectoim does queen elizabeth have with the spanish armada?

She was queen during the Spanish Armada, and she made the spanish armada happen.


What was the huge Spanish fleet that was intended to invade England called?

The Spanish Armada or commonly called the Invincible Armada.


What did a solidier in the spanish armada wear?

what did they wear on the spanish armada


What were the dates of spanish Armada?

the Spanish armada officially started when the ships set sail from Spain in July 1588. it officially ends when Sir Francis Drake and other senior commanders defeated them in the same month. they armada had to sail around Scotland and stopped in Ireland looking for refuge, the Irish attack the Spanish sailors and only 67 ships out of the original 130 made it back to Spain. because food supplies were so short, the sailors had to revert into eating rope for survival.