On July 29, The English lit 8 ships on fire. This forced the Spanish to retreat back to sea, to avoid losing supplies. The French were then attacked by the English off of a French commune, called Gravelines. After the English won the battle, they followed to Spanish as they retreated to Scotland, until they had to turn back to get supplies. The Armada sent by Spain was defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Charles Howard, whom the Queen hired for they were the best. They were victorious after eight whole hours of ruthless fighting, and then the wind changed. This moved the Spanish back, and the little bits of the Armada were sent back to Spain. Elizabeth had luck on her side, and she hired the best people to save her country, and she knew who to
On July 29, The English lit 8 ships on fire. This forced the Spanish to retreat back to sea, to avoid losing supplies. The French were then attacked by the English off of a French commune, called Gravelines. After the English won the battle, they followed to Spanish as they retreated to Scotland, until they had to turn back to get supplies. The Armada sent by Spain was defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Charles Howard, whom the Queen hired for they were the best. They were victorious after eight whole hours of ruthless fighting, and then the wind changed. This moved the Spanish back, and the little bits of the Armada were sent back to Spain. Elizabeth had luck on her side, and she hired the best people to save her country, and she knew who to