Who held the senior English naval command during the Armada campaign?

Charles Howard (Lord Howard of Effingham)

Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex)

The Spanish plan relied on linking up at sea with an army commanded by which leader based in the Spanish Netherlands?

Duke of Parma (Alexander Farnese)

Sent fireships into the anchored Spanish fleet

Used long-range mortar bombardment

Launched a dawn amphibious landing

Deployed submerged explosive vessels

Retreated north and tried to return to Spain by sailing around Scotland and Ireland

Anchored and resupplied in Calais before forcing a second attack

Docked at Portsmouth and negotiated a truce

Sailed directly back to Lisbon via the Bay of Biscay without incident

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01In what year did the Spanish Armada sail against England?
02Who was the overall commander of the Spanish Armada fleet?
03Who held the senior English naval command during the Armada campaign?
04The Spanish plan relied on linking up at sea with an army commanded by which leader based in the Spanish Netherlands?
05Which major naval engagement between the English and the Armada took place off the coast of what is now northern France?
06What tactic did the English use at Calais to break the Spanish crescent formation?
07After the battle of Gravelines the Armada did which of the following?
08Where did many Armada ships founder and wreck during the Armada's return voyage?