Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The 3rd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1597 was a major naval event that took place between October and November 1597 as part of the Anglo–Spanish War. The armada which was the third attempt by Spain to invade or raid the British Isles during the war was ordered by King Philip II of Spain in revenge for the attack on Cadiz by English forces the year previously, and also the failure of the 2nd Spanish Armada months before due to storms. The Armada was executed by the Adelantado; Martín de Padilla who was hoping to intercept and destroy the returning English fleet under Robert Devereux the 2nd Earl of Essex from the failed Azores expedition. When this was achieved the armada would go on to capture either the important port of Falmouth or Milford Haven and use those places as a base for invasion.Whilst the Spanish arrived in the English channel however they were dispersed by a storm which scattered their fleet. Unlike the Spanish armada in 1588 the storm did not inflict significant damage although many of the smaller ships were lost. As a result, some ships did push on, and troops were even landed on the English and Welsh coasts. In addition the English fleet, which had also been scattered by the same storm unaware that the Spanish had come to intercept them arrived safely in England with loss of only one ship.With the rest of the Armada scattered and having failed to intercept any major English ship Padilla finally ordered a retreat to Spain. A number of Spanish ships were captured in action by returning English ships from which valuable information was given about the Armada. Panic in England then ensued partly because the English fleet had been out to sea with the English coast virtually undefended. This further depleted the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex even though initially he was put in charge of the fleet to face the Spanish threat. Instead Charles Howard, the 1st Earl of Nottingham took charge of and immediately sent the English fleet out to hunt the Spanish who by this stage had largely made it back to port. In the end the invasion attempt ended in defeat. Any remaining Spanish ships that still hugged the English and Welsh coastline were rounded up and captured along with their soldiers and crew. Philip took much of the blame for the failure by the Armada commanders particularly Padilla. The Armada was the last of its kind that the Spanish would execute under Philip II before his death."@en }
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- 3rd_Spanish_Armada abstract "The 3rd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1597 was a major naval event that took place between October and November 1597 as part of the Anglo–Spanish War. The armada which was the third attempt by Spain to invade or raid the British Isles during the war was ordered by King Philip II of Spain in revenge for the attack on Cadiz by English forces the year previously, and also the failure of the 2nd Spanish Armada months before due to storms. The Armada was executed by the Adelantado; Martín de Padilla who was hoping to intercept and destroy the returning English fleet under Robert Devereux the 2nd Earl of Essex from the failed Azores expedition. When this was achieved the armada would go on to capture either the important port of Falmouth or Milford Haven and use those places as a base for invasion.Whilst the Spanish arrived in the English channel however they were dispersed by a storm which scattered their fleet. Unlike the Spanish armada in 1588 the storm did not inflict significant damage although many of the smaller ships were lost. As a result, some ships did push on, and troops were even landed on the English and Welsh coasts. In addition the English fleet, which had also been scattered by the same storm unaware that the Spanish had come to intercept them arrived safely in England with loss of only one ship.With the rest of the Armada scattered and having failed to intercept any major English ship Padilla finally ordered a retreat to Spain. A number of Spanish ships were captured in action by returning English ships from which valuable information was given about the Armada. Panic in England then ensued partly because the English fleet had been out to sea with the English coast virtually undefended. This further depleted the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex even though initially he was put in charge of the fleet to face the Spanish threat. Instead Charles Howard, the 1st Earl of Nottingham took charge of and immediately sent the English fleet out to hunt the Spanish who by this stage had largely made it back to port. In the end the invasion attempt ended in defeat. Any remaining Spanish ships that still hugged the English and Welsh coastline were rounded up and captured along with their soldiers and crew. Philip took much of the blame for the failure by the Armada commanders particularly Padilla. The Armada was the last of its kind that the Spanish would execute under Philip II before his death.".
- Q5919490 abstract "The 3rd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1597 was a major naval event that took place between October and November 1597 as part of the Anglo–Spanish War. The armada which was the third attempt by Spain to invade or raid the British Isles during the war was ordered by King Philip II of Spain in revenge for the attack on Cadiz by English forces the year previously, and also the failure of the 2nd Spanish Armada months before due to storms. The Armada was executed by the Adelantado; Martín de Padilla who was hoping to intercept and destroy the returning English fleet under Robert Devereux the 2nd Earl of Essex from the failed Azores expedition. When this was achieved the armada would go on to capture either the important port of Falmouth or Milford Haven and use those places as a base for invasion.Whilst the Spanish arrived in the English channel however they were dispersed by a storm which scattered their fleet. Unlike the Spanish armada in 1588 the storm did not inflict significant damage although many of the smaller ships were lost. As a result, some ships did push on, and troops were even landed on the English and Welsh coasts. In addition the English fleet, which had also been scattered by the same storm unaware that the Spanish had come to intercept them arrived safely in England with loss of only one ship.With the rest of the Armada scattered and having failed to intercept any major English ship Padilla finally ordered a retreat to Spain. A number of Spanish ships were captured in action by returning English ships from which valuable information was given about the Armada. Panic in England then ensued partly because the English fleet had been out to sea with the English coast virtually undefended. This further depleted the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex even though initially he was put in charge of the fleet to face the Spanish threat. Instead Charles Howard, the 1st Earl of Nottingham took charge of and immediately sent the English fleet out to hunt the Spanish who by this stage had largely made it back to port. In the end the invasion attempt ended in defeat. Any remaining Spanish ships that still hugged the English and Welsh coastline were rounded up and captured along with their soldiers and crew. Philip took much of the blame for the failure by the Armada commanders particularly Padilla. The Armada was the last of its kind that the Spanish would execute under Philip II before his death.".