English Armada

English Armada
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)

Map of the English Armada campaigns
DateApril – July 1589
Location
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 200+ ships
  • 30,667 men
  • Four galleons
  • Unknown armed merchant vessels
  • 15,000 men
Casualties and losses
  • 15,000–20,000 killed, drowned or died of disease
  • 40 ships captured, sunk or scuttled
900 dead or wounded
3 galleons destroyed
13 merchant ships

The English Armada (Spanish: Invencible Inglesa, lit.'Invincible English'), also known as the Counter Armada, Drake–Norris Expedition, Portugal Expedition, was an attack fleet sent against Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England that sailed on 28 April 1589 during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War. Led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norris as general, it failed to drive home the advantage that England had gained resulting from their defeat of the Spanish Armada in the previous year. The Spanish victory marked a revival of Philip II's naval power through the next decade.