The phrase Protestant Wind has been used in more than one context, notably:
#The storm that lashed the
Spanish Armada in 1588. The wind wrecked the Spanish fleet and thus saved England from invasion by the army of
Philip II of Spain. The
English made a commemorative medal saying '
He blew with His winds, and they were scattered'.
#The favourable winds that enabled
William of Orange to invade England (while keeping opposing ships in port)
in 1688, when King
James II was deposed in the
Glorious Revolution.
See also
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Kamikaze (typhoon)
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Naval warfare of the Early Modern period