Comments by "HaJo Os." (@hajoos.8360) on "The Spanish Armada - From its Origins to the Lizard (Part 1)" video.

  1. The death of Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz in 02/1588 was really a game-changer. The english wikipedia says that the health of Santa Cruz suffered under the accusations by the king for the chaos & desaster in 1587. To give the followers of Drach an impression for warfare at sea in this era, Santa Cruz defeated a French-Portuguese fleet at the Battle of Ponta Delgada (Azores) in 1582. This sea-battle was the first one in history which was led only by artillery far away from home-waters in the Atlantic. For the English another fact was important. They standardised the gun calibre, which allowed more rapid firing of broadsides. And they abondoned the breech-loaders which were used on the Mary Rose.
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