Cortes
ships were important as if the enemy is by the sea they can attack with the element of surprise.
yes they were smaller, quicker, and had a longer range of firing power than the Spanish. the Spanish had big bulky ships that were easy to outmaneuver with England's small ships.
the british
Any two: British privateers wanted a base in the Americas from which to attack Spanish ships and cities; the British wanted to find a Northwest Passage to the Indies; British merchants wanted new markets for their goods; England was becoming crowded.
They had smaller, faster ships that were a big advantage rather than Spain's ships.
Queen Elizabeth I of England permitted English pirates like Sir Francis Drake to attack Spanish ships during her reign in the 16th century as a means of disrupting Spanish power and asserting English dominance in the seas during the Anglo-Spanish War. This policy of privateering was a way to weaken Spain's naval strength and bolster England's own maritime power.
Such a ship is called a privateer, like a pirate ship except that it holds a license to attack enemy ships.
The Spanish Armarda
It was when the Spanish Armada was sent to invade Britain. Due mainly British weather, and the harrowing by the British fleet, the attack was a dismal failure. Many Spanish ships were sunk by stormy seas as they were forced to sail across the top of Scotland and then south between Ireland and England to reach their Spanish home.
It was when the Spanish Armada was sent to invade Britain. Due mainly British weather, and the harrowing by the British fleet, the attack was a dismal failure. Many Spanish ships were sunk by stormy seas as they were forced to sail across the top of Scotland and then south between Ireland and England to reach their Spanish home.
privateers
ships were important as if the enemy is by the sea they can attack with the element of surprise.
yes they were smaller, quicker, and had a longer range of firing power than the Spanish. the Spanish had big bulky ships that were easy to outmaneuver with England's small ships.
Bernardode Galvez was a Spanish general in Louisiana during the Revolutionary War. He helped attack the British ships and helped the thirteen colonies reestablish after the war.
Matthew Calbraith Perry
the british
The British