Why Did The Spanish Armada Fail?
Why did the Spanish Armada fail? Charlotte Wong 7B (20) The Spanish Armada failed because of many things, most of them were because of they did not done a proper preparation for the battle. The Spanish was very weak and unorganized, they know that they were, but they still don’t do any preparation, as if they knew that they will lose. They did not done well in the tactics, ship design and choosing their leader. If they can’t do these basic things of winning a battle, it will be very easy to lose. The most important thing for winning a battle was having a good and safe ship, but the Spanish just can think of something complicated, the English had much smaller ships, which were much easier to maneuver, while the Spanish had
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They also failed because they did not have great skill with weapons. Also Philip (the leader of the Spanish armada) didn’t want to spend all his money on ships supplies or soldiers whereas Elizabeth 1st spent a lot on these things. The Spanish Armada also failed to the English by their strategically superiority, the excellent Leadership of Francis Drake, and enormous luck with the weather. The weather did play a role, causing the Spanish ships to miss their original destination point, but the main reason had more to do with the relative sizes of the conflicting English and Spanish vessels. The biggest reason for the victory of the English was the fatal error in the plan of the Spanish. While it sailed in a crescent shape, the Armada was relatively safe. But part of its plan was to stop, pick up sailors and then sail to England. The simple fact that the plan involved stopping the Armada meant that it was fatally flawed. Warships on the move and in formation gave the Armada protection. Once the ships were still, they were open to
They also failed because they did not have great skill with weapons. Also Philip (the leader of the Spanish armada) didn’t want to spend all his money on ships supplies or soldiers whereas Elizabeth 1st spent a lot on these things. The Spanish Armada also failed to the English by their strategically superiority, the excellent Leadership of Francis Drake, and enormous luck with the weather. The weather did play a role, causing the Spanish ships to miss their original destination point, but the main reason had more to do with the relative sizes of the conflicting English and Spanish vessels. The biggest reason for the victory of the English was the fatal error in the plan of the Spanish. While it sailed in a crescent shape, the Armada was relatively safe. But part of its plan was to stop, pick up sailors and then sail to England. The simple fact that the plan involved stopping the Armada meant that it was fatally flawed. Warships on the move and in formation gave the Armada protection. Once the ships were still, they were open to