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... force , along with nearly all the horses , guns , and stores , while the Armada itself carried from Spain fewer troops and little land equip- ment . For great ships alone could with great difficulty land a large force , cannon , & c ...
... force , along with nearly all the horses , guns , and stores , while the Armada itself carried from Spain fewer troops and little land equip- ment . For great ships alone could with great difficulty land a large force , cannon , & c ...
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... force , generally the four galleasses , which rendered yeoman service in those light seas . Again , on 25 July , while the fleets were a league or two south of the Isle of Wight , weather favoured the invaders . For then set in a calm ...
... force , generally the four galleasses , which rendered yeoman service in those light seas . Again , on 25 July , while the fleets were a league or two south of the Isle of Wight , weather favoured the invaders . For then set in a calm ...
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... force fully to a level with the Armada . Nevertheless , at a council it was decided to send in fire - ships against it ; for the approach of night , along with a favouring tide and steady westerly wind , naturally suggested such a ...
... force fully to a level with the Armada . Nevertheless , at a council it was decided to send in fire - ships against it ; for the approach of night , along with a favouring tide and steady westerly wind , naturally suggested such a ...
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