Francis Drake
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Ships, Naval History, Explorers
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Military significance: In 1588, Drake helped defeat the Spanish Armada, thereby lessening Spain’s power in Europe and ensuring England’s status as a dominant naval power.
Francis Drake began his naval career at age ten as an apprentice aboard a trading ship. In his twenties, he served on John Hawkins’s third slaving voyage to West Africa and the Caribbean (1566-1567). Accomplished in his seafaring skills, Drake soon received the command of his first ship, the Judith, in 1567.
Over the next ten years, Drake, now a royal...
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