Battle of Gravelines
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The Battle of Gravelines was a decisive 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet badly damaged the Spanish Armada, contributing to the failure of Spain’s attempted invasion of England.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle off Gravelines
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| associatedWith |
Elizabethan era
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defense of Protestant England against Catholic Spain → |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Spanish Empire → |
| combatant |
English fleet
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Spanish Armada → |
| commander |
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
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Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham → Lord Henry Seymour → Lord Thomas Howard → Sir Francis Drake → |
| conflict |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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| countryWhoseCoastItWasNear |
Spanish Netherlands
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| date |
1588-07-29
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| dateOldStyle |
1588-07-19
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| englishCasualties |
relatively light
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| followedBy |
Spanish Armada retreat into the North Sea
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| location |
North Sea
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off Gravelines, Flanders → |
| monarchOfEnglandAtTime |
Elizabeth I of England
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| monarchOfSpainAtTime |
Philip II of Spain
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| objective |
to prevent Spanish Armada from securing control of the English Channel
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to stop Spanish invasion of England → |
| outcome |
Spanish Armada badly damaged
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Spanish Armada forced to retreat north around Scotland and Ireland → Spanish invasion attempt of England thwarted → |
| partOf |
Spanish Armada campaign
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| precededBy |
English fireship attack at Calais roads
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| result |
English victory
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| shipTypeUsedByEnglish |
race-built galleons
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| shipTypeUsedBySpanish |
armed merchantmen
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galleons → |
| significance |
contributed to long-term decline of Spanish naval supremacy
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marked turning point in the Spanish Armada campaign → strengthened England’s position as an emerging naval power → |
| spanishCasualties |
heavy
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| spanishShipsLostOrDamaged |
many ships damaged or rendered unseaworthy
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| strategicGoalOfEngland |
to disrupt and destroy the Spanish Armada before it could link with invasion forces
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| strategicGoalOfSpain |
to escort an invasion army from the Spanish Netherlands to England
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| tacticalSituation |
English fleet to windward of Spanish Armada
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| tacticsUsed |
close-range gunnery by English ships
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line-ahead formation by English fleet → |
| weatherRole |
winds favored English maneuverability
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| year |
1588
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Italian Wars
("Battle of Gravelines (1558)")
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Spanish Armada → |
significantEvent |
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Martin Frobisher
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participantIn |