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Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel.
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Eighty Years' War
War in the Habsburg Netherlands (c. 1566/1568–1648)
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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
War between the kingdoms of Spain and England
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Ship mainly propelled by oars
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Battle of the Narrow Seas
1602 Anglo-Dutch naval victory over Spain
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Galleon
Large and multi-decked sailing ships
Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in Spain and Portugal. They were first used as armed cargo carriers by Europeans from the 16th to 18th centuries during the Age of Sail, and they were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
English Channel
Body of water between Great Britain and France
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