Tag: English fleet

On This Day In History: The Battle Of The Nile Concludes In A British Victory – On August 2, 1798

MessageToEagle.com | August 2, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On August 2, 1798, Nelson won one of the greatest victories of the British admiral Horatio Nelson. It was fought between the British and French fleets

The wrecking of Girona Spanish ship. image via wikipedia

On This Day In History

On This Day In History: British Fleet Attacked The Spanish ‘Invincible Armada’ – On July 21, 1588

MessageToEagle.com | July 21, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – On July 21, 1588, “Invincible Armada” of Spain was defeated by an English Naval Force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake.