Early Modern era · 1585 – 1604
Anglo-Spanish War
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military expedition in 1585 to what was then the Spanish Netherlands under the command of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in support of the Dutch rebellion against Spanish Habsburg rule.
- When
- 1585 – 1604
- Where
- Atlantic Ocean
- Era
- Early Modern
People
Francis Drake1540 – 1596English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
Walter Raleigh1552 – 1618English statesman, soldier and writer (1552–1618)
Before and after
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