No reinforcements The Spanish plan relied on stopping to pick up the Duke of Parma’s army to boost their numbers, but the fleet was unable to anchor and so never picked them up. Tactics Spanish ...

Elizabeth’s army joined the Dutch rebels In 1585 ... led to Philip finally deciding to invade England, by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were quickly ...

So he built a vast fleet of ships, and assembled an army of 30,000 men in the Netherlands ... 8,000 sailors and 18,000 soldiers, the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon. Don't miss the latest ...