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Battle of Gravelines
History of England
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| | 1520 | Stafford, Edward | |
| Gravelines Fights at the battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII |
| 1588 | Drake, Francis | |
| 6th Aug Gravelines The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines , now in France |
| 1588 | Howard, Charles | |
| 6th Aug Gravelines The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines , now in France |
| 7th Aug Gravelines On the day after Gravelines , the wind had backed, southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move the Armada northward (away from the French coast), the English pursue the Spanish fleet, to prevent it returning to escort Parma |
| 1588 | Seymour, Henry | |
| 6th Aug Gravelines 16 Spanish ships are captured |
| 6th Aug Gravelines On the day after Gravelines , the wind had backed, southerly, enabling Medina Sidonia to move the Armada northward (away from the French coast), the English pursue the Spanish fleet, to prevent it returning to escort Parma |
| 6th Aug Gravelines Ordered by Lord Howard to patrol Dunkirk & Nieuport |
| 6th Aug Gravelines Prevents Parma making a dash for the English coast |
| 6th Aug Gravelines The Spanish fleet manages to escape to the North Sea due to a sudden squall |
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