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The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
King Philip II's invasion fleet was disrupted by fireships and severe Atlantic storms
In 1588, King Philip II of Spain dispatched an armada of 130 warships to invade England and depose Queen Elizabeth I. English defensive tactics, superior naval guns, fireship attacks at Gravelines, and violent storms off Scotland devastated the fleet, establishing England as a formidable naval power.
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