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title: Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada
author: Philip James de Loutherbourg
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12410/fireships-ravage-the-spanish-armada/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada
_Authored by Philip James de Loutherbourg_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12410.jpg)
## Image Caption
Fireships being sent into the [Spanish Armada](https://www.worldhistory.org/Spanish_Armada/) by Sir [Francis Drake](https://www.worldhistory.org/Francis_Drake/) (c. 1540-1596 CE) in July 1588 CE. A 1796 CE painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Loutherbourg, P. J. d. (2020, June 24). Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Loutherbourg, Philip James de. "Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 24, 2020. .
### MLA
Loutherbourg, Philip James de. "Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loutherbourg-Spanish_Armada.jpg) by [**Philip James de Loutherbourg**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loutherbourg-Spanish_Armada.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 24 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.