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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Counter-Armada canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| 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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