reasons why the armada failed
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- Created on: 03-04-19 12:21
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- reasons for the defeat of the Spanish Armada
- English Tactics
- use of Fireships
- ( In Calais)
- smaller more swifter boats
- was able to break tight formation of spainish ships
- constant bombing meant it couldn't regroup
- good and experienced tactics like Drake and Hawking
- use of Fireships
- weather
- Surviving Spanish Ships couldn't survive conditions
- boats sank
- ran out of resources
- illness spread
- storms after battle
- wind blowing favouablly to England in the battle
- Surviving Spanish Ships couldn't survive conditions
- Spanish mistakes
- very effectvive warships for mediteran
- not for English weather
- very unmanuvale and slow
- delay in soldiers getting onboard
- wrong weapons
- cannons wrong fit
- other cannons for on land
- many captains inexperienced
- very effectvive warships for mediteran
- English Tactics
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