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2004-06-03 Europe

Turkish Navy Helped Francis Drake Defeat the Spanish Armada

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-06-03 8:34:58 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So the contribution of the mighty Turks was actually to act as a decoy.

Posted by mhw 2004-06-03 10:20:11 AM|| 2004-06-03 10:20:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds good, stupid but good. My first question is what good would imperial galleys have been in the North Sea?

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-03 10:43:07 AM|| 2004-06-03 10:43:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 what good would imperial galleys have been in the North Sea?
Story says that the Ottoman fleet was moving around in the eastern Med. Spain had to keep a eye on them and ships in the western Med just in case they moved west. That took ships away that Phillip could have used against England. Nice plan, if true.

Posted by Steve 2004-06-03 12:57:41 PM|| 2004-06-03 12:57:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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