english strengths

Cards (7)

how many new galleons did English have?
24 which were easy to manoeuvre and fast which allowed them to turn guns on the enemy quicker
who were the English led by?
lord Howard and Francis drake which were strong naval leaders
when was the battle of gravelines?
8th August 1588
what happened at the battle of gravelines?
armada defeated and scattered by the winds
what was the advantage with cannons?
they could fire 6 times more cannonballs then the Spanish and from further away
why could the british fire quicker?
they could reload quicker
what was the armada for the English?
massive victory