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1532 - 1595The life of Sir John Hawkins, slave trader and then treasurer of the Royal Navy.
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1562 - 1563John Hawkins' first expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
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1564 - 1565John Hawkins' second expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
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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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c. 1578John Hawkins is appointed treasurer of the Royal Navy and begins its expansion and modernisation.
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Jul 1588 - Aug 1588Sir John Hawkins is the rear-admiral, third in command of the English fleet which defeats the Spanish Armada.
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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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12 Nov 1595John Hawkins dies of illness on a voyage to the Caribbean.
