Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (4/19/1587)

Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (4/19/1587)
Cádiz, Spain (ES)
Drake's 1587 expedition took place in the Bay of Cádiz, in April and May 1587. The English privateer, Francis Drake, led a military expedition against the Spanish naval forces assembling at Cádiz. Much of the Spanish fleet was destroyed. There followed a series of raiding parties against several forts along the Portuguese coast. A Spanish treasure ship, returning from the Indies, was also captured. The damage caused by the English delayed Spanish plans to invade England by more than a year. This incident, known to the Spanish as Drake's raid on Cádiz 1587, is known to the English by Drake's phrase “Singeing the beard of the King of Spain”.
Drake's 1587 expedition took place in the Bay of Cádiz, in April and May 1587. The English privateer, Francis Drake, led a military expedition against the Spanish naval forces assembling at Cádiz. Much of the Spanish fleet was destroyed. There followed a series of raiding parties against several forts along the Portuguese coast. A Spanish treasure ship, returning from the Indies, was also captured. The damage caused by the English delayed Spanish plans to invade England by more than a year. This incident, known to the Spanish as Drake's raid on Cádiz 1587, is known to the English by Drake's phrase “Singeing the beard of the King of Spain”.
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By: kjfitz

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