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Elizabeth 4 (Strategy (Composed of 130 ships and 2431 guns, Ordered to…
Elizabeth 4
Strategy
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They were to transport 27,000 troops to Kent
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What happened
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31st July - Battle of Plymouth, two Spanish ships captured
3-4th August - Battle of the Isle of Wight. Spanish ships outgunned and forced to move further up the channel
8th August - Battle of Gravelines. Fireships panic the Spanish and they never meet with the Duke of Parma
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English reasons
English cannons were mounted on smaller carriages, meaning they could be loaded and fired quicker
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Political reasons
Treaty of Nonsuch (1585) meant English soldiers were at war with Spain, giving Phillip justification
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