After the battle of Gravelines the Armada did which of the following?

Anchored and resupplied in Calais before forcing a second attack

Sailed directly back to Lisbon via the Bay of Biscay without incident

Retreated north and tried to return to Spain by sailing around Scotland and Ireland

Docked at Portsmouth and negotiated a truce

What tactic did the English use at Calais to break the Spanish crescent formation?

Sent fireships into the anchored Spanish fleet

Launched a dawn amphibious landing

Deployed submerged explosive vessels

Used long-range mortar bombardment

Charles Howard (Lord Howard of Effingham)

Robert Devereux (Earl of Essex)

Duke of Parma (Alexander Farnese)

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01After the battle of Gravelines the Armada did which of the following?
02What tactic did the English use at Calais to break the Spanish crescent formation?
03Who was the overall commander of the Spanish Armada fleet?
04Which major naval engagement between the English and the Armada took place off the coast of what is now northern France?
05Who held the senior English naval command during the Armada campaign?
06In what year did the Spanish Armada sail against England?
07Where did many Armada ships founder and wreck during the Armada's return voyage?
08The Spanish plan relied on linking up at sea with an army commanded by which leader based in the Spanish Netherlands?