The Armada of 1779 was a combined Franco-Spanish naval enterprise intended to divert British military assets, primarily of the Royal Navy, from other war...

Spanish Armada, a second unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England 3rd Spanish Armada, a third unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England Armada of 1779, an...

number of troops and ships to the siege, postponing the planned invasion of England, owing to this and the cancellation of the Armada of 1779. In December...

navigation. By 1778, he was a Brigadier or Commodore and participated in the Armada of 1779, capturing the British corvette HMS Winchcomb, the only Royal Navy ship...

invasion of England set to begin with the destruction of the Portsmouth naval base by the French and Spanish Armada of 1779. In 1781 he won the Battle of Ushant...

France and Spain planned to invade the British Isles themselves with the Armada of 1779, but the operation never went ahead. France's initial military assistance...

thus making her a 104-gun ship. In 1779, she joined the fleet of Commander Duchaffault as part of the Armada of 1779. In March 1781, she sailed for the...

in 1779 when French troops were massed along the Channel coast and a Franco-Spanish fleet appeared at the mouth of the Channel (the 'Armada of 1779'),...

Thirteen Colonies. In 1779, Great Britain was faced with the prospect of a major Franco-Spanish invasion, but the Armada of 1779 was ultimately a failure...

an invasion of Great Britain in late summer of 1779. The action, referring to a previous Spanish invasion attempt, the Spanish Armada of 1588, was called...