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Invincible Armada

Fleet sailing against England in 1588Belligerents EnglandDutch RepublicSpainPortugalCommanders and leadersCharles HowardFrancis DrakeJohn HawkinsJustinus van Nassau7th Duke of Medina SidoniaJuan de Recalde †Miguel de Oquendo †Diego de Medrano †Pedro de Valdés Strength34 warships163 armed merchant vessels (30 more than 200 tons)30 flyboatsTotal197 ships16,000 menArmada24 warships44 armed merchant vessels38 auxiliary vessels31 supply vessels2,431 artillery pieces10,138 sailors19,315 soldiers (90% Spaniards, 10% Portuguese)Spanish Netherlands31,800 soldiers170 bargesTotal55,000 men137 shipsCasualties and lossesEnglish Channel actionsNo ships lostBattle of Gravelines:50–100 dead400 wounded8 fireships burntDisease: 2,000–3,000 dead English Channel actions2 galleons captured397 capturedBattle of Gravelines:More than 600 dead800 woundedFive ships sunk or capturedOverall:c. 44 ships lost(10 scuttled)11,000–20,000 deadThe Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit.

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