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... Armada , we may here notice his dispatch from Dunkirk on 12 August ( O.S. ) . In this he stated that he had , in all , thrice heard news of the Armada's approach to England and then to Calais . Thereupon he left Bruges ' to hasten on ...
... Armada , we may here notice his dispatch from Dunkirk on 12 August ( O.S. ) . In this he stated that he had , in all , thrice heard news of the Armada's approach to England and then to Calais . Thereupon he left Bruges ' to hasten on ...
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... Armada as 81 out of the 134 which left Lisbon— an exaggerated estimate . And his whole account tended to overdo the natural forces and to minimize the human factor of seaman- ship and skill , pitted against mass and size . The legend ...
... Armada as 81 out of the 134 which left Lisbon— an exaggerated estimate . And his whole account tended to overdo the natural forces and to minimize the human factor of seaman- ship and skill , pitted against mass and size . The legend ...
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... Armada ' : ' On its passage to the North , round Great Britain , one part of the ships was wrecked on the cliffs of Norway , another part on the coast of Scotland , a third part sunk in the open sea . From July to September , 1588 , the ...
... Armada ' : ' On its passage to the North , round Great Britain , one part of the ships was wrecked on the cliffs of Norway , another part on the coast of Scotland , a third part sunk in the open sea . From July to September , 1588 , the ...
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