The most important engagement of the Armada campaign in the South East. Medina Sidonia's plan was to anchor in the Solent off the Isle of Wight and wait for the Duke of Parma's army to embark from Flanders. English attacks on 4 August 1588 prevented this manoeuvre, with Drake attacking the southern flank and Lord Howard the north. The Armada was forced to continue east towards Calais, where the fireships awaited.
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