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2007-05-28 09:50:14 · 8 answers · asked by xzelkovax 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Drake defeated the Spanish Armada. He was given carte blanche by the Queen to "impeach the provisions of Spain." In 1587, with a fleet of some 30 ships, he showed that her trust in him had not been misplaced. He stormed into the Spanish harbour of Cádiz and in 36 hours destroyed thousands of tons of shipping and supplies, all of which had been destined for the Armada. This action, which he laughingly referred to "as singeing the king of Spain's beard," was sufficient to delay the invasion fleet for a further year.
But the resources of Spain were such that by July 1588 the Armada was in the English Channel. Drake's dash and fire that largely turned the scales. It was Drake who prompted the use of fire ships to drive the Armada out of Calais, where it had taken refuge. Then, to delight his Protestant heart, "The Winds of God blew," so that the Spanish fleet was dispersed and largely wrecked. Drake was England's hero, achieving a popularity never to be equalled by any man until Horatio Nelson emerged more than 200 years later. Innumerable souvenirs were struck in his name, and he was immortalized in poems and broadsheets.
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2007-05-29 05:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Captain Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the earth, then he was a main force in the defeat of the Spanish Armada when Spain tried to invade England in the mid 1500's. And I don't think he was ever arrested for Treason and thrown in the tower as many of Elizabeth's favorites were.
2007-05-28 09:59:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anna Og 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Finishing a game of bowls while the Armada sailed up the English Channel.
Fighting the Armada under the occasional direction of Lord Howard (and going missing during the fight in search of loot).
Piracy.
Circumnavigation.
Singing the King of Spain's beard (I think that was him).
2007-05-28 13:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a one time pirate, a loyal Sea Lord for Queen Elizabeth who successfully blocked the Spanish Armada and an explorer who circumnavigated the Globe... take your pick as to which is more impressive.
2007-05-28 10:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sailing into what is now San Francisco Bay. And he circumnavigated the world on the Golden Hind. Google him.
2007-05-28 09:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by CarlisleGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stealing from the Spanish in the name of the Queen.
2007-06-01 08:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by SainTtothEeVE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was a pirate back in those days and stole all the other things from other ships.
2007-05-29 17:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-28 10:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by dianed33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋