demostravius2 t1_ja6wlew wrote
Reply to comment by vibrant_crab in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Tbf one was a great victory, saving the country from subjugation and lot's of death.
The other was a waste of money, and ultimately not important.
I do find it funny we just skim past it though.
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demostravius2 t1_ja6x2ix wrote
It was an invasion force, they were not sailing over for scones.
A large invasion force landing would have opened a beachhead, allowing more troops to be shipped over from the Netherlands.
Buttered_Turtle t1_ja763km wrote
Quite commonly known that’s what it was about
the_dudeNI t1_ja7oqk1 wrote
Read a book.
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