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c. 1540 - 1596Life of the celebrated Elizabethan mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake.
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1567 - 1568John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an expedition to transport slaves from west Africa to the Spanish West Indies. The fleet is attacked at San Juan de Ulúa.
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1572 - 1573Francis Drake explores Panama and seizes a Spanish silver mule train.
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1575Francis Drake is involved in brutally repressing rebellions in Ireland.
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1577 - 1580Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in his ship the Golden Hind.
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Mar 1579Francis Drake captures the Spanish treasure ship Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (aka Cacafuego).
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4 Apr 1581Elizabeth I of England knights Francis Drake after his circumnavigation of the globe.
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1585 - 1587Sir Francis Drake attacks Spanish vessels and ports in the Spanish Main.
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Apr 1587Sir Francis Drake attacks Cadiz.
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Jul 1588 - Aug 1588The Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain is defeated in its attempt to invade England.
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28 Jul 1588Francis Drake sends fireships into the Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain.
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29 Jul 1588The English fleet attacks the Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain at the Battle of Gravelines, forcing the Spanish to retreat homewards via the Scottish coast.
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Apr 1589 - Jul 1589The Drake-Norris Expedition (aka English Armada or Don Antonio Expedition) attacks Lisbon and ships of Philip II of Spain. It is not successful.
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Aug 1595John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish ships and settlements in Panama and the Caribbean.
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28 Jan 1596Sir Francis Drake dies of dysentery at Portobelo, Panama.
