Counter-Armada

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Counter-Armada was the failed 1589 English naval expedition launched against Spain following the Spanish Armada, intended to destroy remaining Spanish fleets and incite rebellion in Portugal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
naval expedition
aftermath damage to Francis Drake’s reputation
strengthening of Spanish naval position
alsoKnownAs Drake–Norris Expedition
English Armada (1589)
surface form: English Armada
casualties high English casualties from combat and disease
commander Francis Drake
John Norreys
commandStructure joint command of Francis Drake and John Norreys
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
country Kingdom of England
describedAs failed 1589 English naval expedition against Spain
financier English private investors
follows Spanish Armada
surface form: 1588 Spanish Armada campaign

Spanish Armada
goalStatus failed to destroy main Spanish Atlantic fleet
failed to secure Portuguese crown for António, Prior of Crato
hasCause English desire to exploit Spanish weakness after the 1588 Armada
ongoing Anglo-Spanish War
hasEffect failure to capture Lisbon
failure to spark Portuguese uprising
heavy English losses in ships and men
hasPart operations in the Azores
operations off Lisbon
siege of A Coruña
location Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Spain
militaryBranch English navy
notableEngagement operations off Lisbon (1589)
siege of A Coruña (1589)
opponent Spanish Empire
partOf English Armada (1589)
surface form: Elizabethan maritime campaigns against Spain
purpose destroy remaining Spanish fleets
incite rebellion in Portugal against Spanish rule
support António, Prior of Crato
result English defeat
Spanish victory
sponsor Elizabeth I of England
surface form: Queen Elizabeth I
startTime 1589
strategicObjective challenge Spanish control of Atlantic sea lanes
seize key Iberian ports
timePeriod 16th century

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English Armada (1589) alsoKnownAs Counter-Armada
Drake–Norris Expedition alsoKnownAs Counter-Armada