1580 ⟶ Drake's Raids Prompt Spanish Armada Buildup and Impoundment of English Ships
Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possess...
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⚔️ Barbary Pirate Raid on Provence and Toulon
Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa, a Turk appointed to ruling position in Algiers by the Ottoman Empire, raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.⟶
PiracyConflictOttoman EmpireRaidMediterranean SeaNaval WarfareMilitary History
France
Algeria
Turkey
🗺️ Drake in Maluku and Portuguese Presence Shifts
The British navigator Sir Francis Drake passes through Maluku and transit in Ternate on his circumnavigation of the world. The Portuguese establish a fort on Tidore but the main centre for Portuguese activities in Maluku becomes Ambon.⟶
ExplorationColonialismSpice TradeAge of ExplorationEuropean ColonizationMaritime HistoryPortuguese EmpireTernateAmbon
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United Kingdom⚔️ Drake's Raids Prompt Spanish Armada Buildup and Impoundment of English Ships
Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.⟶
ExplorationNaval WarfareSpanish ArmadaAnglo-Spanish WarPhilip IIColonialismAge of Exploration
United Kingdom
Spain⚔️ England Defeats the Spanish Armada
England repulses the Spanish Armada.⟶
WarfareElizabeth INaval WarfareMilitary HistoryChristianityPhilip II
United KingdomSpain⚔️ Spanish Victory Over the English Armada
Spain repulses the English Armada.⟶
Spanish ArmadaNaval WarfareElizabeth IWarfareMilitary HistoryAnglo-Spanish WarPhilip IIEuropean HistoryMaritime Power
SpainUnited Kingdom