What happened in the Spanish Armada

• The Armada is forced north around the east coast of Britain and the English turn back after food and ammunition supplies run low
• The Armada leaves Lisbon

  28 May 1588
• Almost half of their fleet is lost


  The surviving Spanish ships arrive back in Spain
• Warning beacons are lit along the English coastline
• Many Spanish ships are wrecked in storms and thousands of sailors drown
• The Spanish ships panic and are scattered out of formation
• The Armada is delayed by storms and repairs
• The English attack again in the Battle of Gravelines
• The Armada continues through the English Channel now chased by English ships, but suffers little damage
• The Armada sets sail for England

  21 July
• The Armada sets sail for home but are forced around Scotland and Ireland
• Casualities: Both sides suffered casualties as a result of the Armada but English losses were relatively minor compared to those of the Spanish. England lost just 100 men compared the 20,000 men and 51 ships lost by the Spanish.
• Casualities and Losses:

  A) 51

  B) 0

  C) 20,000

  D) 100