The English fleet at Plymouth was caught at anchor when the Armada was sighted off the Lizard. The famous game of bowls story may be legendary, but the English fleet did have to warp out of Plymouth Sound against the wind. The first contact on 30-31 July off the Eddystone was inconclusive but the English successfully gained the weather gauge — the vital advantage they maintained throughout the campaign.
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