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bearhunter [10]
3 years ago
5

“. . . The Admiral . . . commanded his fleet not to fall upon [the Spanish ships]. . . . Notwithstanding, the Vice-Admiral, Sir

Richard Grenville, being in the ship called the Revenge, went into the Spanish fleet and shot among them, doing them great hurt; and thinking the rest of the company would have followed: which they did not, but left him there and sailed away. The cause why, could not be known. Which the Spaniards perceiving, with seven or eight ships they boarded her: but she withstood them all, fighting with them, at the least, twelve hours together: and sank two of them. . . . But, in the end, by reason of the number that came upon her, she was taken; to their great loss: for they had lost in fighting and by drowning, above four hundred men. Of the Englishmen, there were slain about a hundred.”
—John Huyghen Van Linschoten,
as quoted in Eyewitness to History

How long did the Revenge hold off the Spaniards who were trying to board?
a.
one day
c.
twelve hours
b.
two days
d.
seventy-two hours
History
1 answer:
snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

C

Explanation:

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