Major conflict1585 – 1604 · 19 years

Anglo-Spanish War - Spanish Armada

Name: War Atlas: Named Conflicts and Empire Borders, 3000 BCE – Present
Creator: War Atlas
Keywords: wars, military history, conflicts, empires, historical atlas, casualties

England · Atlantic Ocean · Caribbean

Estimated casualties

300Ksingle estimate · no range published

Spanish King Philip II's attempt to invade England with the Spanish Armada was defeated by English forces and storms, establishing English naval supremacy. This victory marked England's emergence as a major naval power.

Belligerents3

England
Spain
United Provinces

ON THE MAPKingdom of EnglandSpanish Empire (Americas)Dutch Republic

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Anglo-Spanish War - Spanish Armada (1585 – 1604). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/anglo-spanish-armada · Sources & methodology