Battle of Gravelines
naval battle · 1588 AD
Battle of Gravelines, a naval battle recorded 1588 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- naval battle
- Date
- 8 August 1588 AD
- War
- Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
- Side 1
- England and Ireland — led by Charles Howard, Francis Drake
- Side 2
- Spain — led by Duke of Medina Sidonia
- Result
- English victory; the Armada driven into the North Sea
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1588 AD | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)