Question

Which is true about the battle of the Spanish Armada?

Answer 1

Answer:

I'd say B, because the armada was disrupted. No ships were burnt, but they were broken apart, meaning none returned. I hope this helps!

Explanation:

The small port of Gravelines was part of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands close to the border with France and the closest Spanish territory to England. Medina Sidonia tried to re-form his fleet there and was reluctant to sail further east knowing the danger from the shoals off Flanders, from which his Dutch enemies had removed the sea marks. The English learned of the Armada's weaknesses during the skirmishes in the English Channel and concluded it was necessary to close within 100 yards (91 m) to penetrate the oak hulls of the Spanish ships. They had spent most of their gunpowder in the first engagements and had, after the Isle of Wight, been forced to conserve their heavy shot and powder for a final attack near Gravelines. During all the engagements, the Spanish heavy guns could not easily be run in for reloading because of their close spacing and the quantities of supplies stowed between decks, as Francis Drake had discovered on capturing the damaged Rosario in the channel.[45] Instead, the gunners fired once and then transferred to their main task, which was to board enemy ships as had been the practice in naval warfare at the time. Evidence from Armada wrecks in Ireland shows that much of the fleet's ammunition was never spent.[46] Its determination to fight by boarding, rather than cannon fire at a distance, proved a weakness for the Spanish. The maneuver had been effective in the battles of Lepanto and Ponta Delgada (1582), but the English was aware of it and sought to avoid it by keeping their distance.

Answer 2

B. None of the spanish ships returned to spain.