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c. 1540 CE - 1596 CELife of the celebrated Elizabethan mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake.
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1567 CE - 1568 CEJohn Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an expedition to transport slaves from west Africa to the Spanish West Indies. The fleet is attacked at San Juan D'Ulloa.
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1572 CE - 1573 CEFrancis Drake explores Panama.
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1575 CEFrancis Drake is involved in brutally repressing rebellions in Ireland.
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1577 CE - 1580 CEFrancis Drake circumnavigates the world in his ship the Golden Hind.
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4 Apr 1581 CEElizabeth I of England knights Francis Drake after his circumnavigation of the globe.
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1585 CE - 1587 CESir Francis Drake attacks Spanish vessels and ports in the Spanish Main.
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Apr 1587 CESir Francis Drake attacks Cadiz.
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Jul 1588 CE - Aug 1588 CEThe Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain is defeated in its attempt to invade England.
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28 Jul 1588 CE
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29 Jul 1588 CEThe English fleet attacks the Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain at the Battle of Gravelines, forcing the Spanish to retreat homewards via the Scottish coast.
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Apr 1589 CE - Jul 1589 CEThe Drake-Norris Expedition (aka English Armada or Don Antonio Expedition) attacks Lisbon and ships of Philip II of Spain. It is not successful.
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Aug 1595 CEJohn Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish ships and settlements in Panama and the Caribbean.
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28 Jan 1596 CESir Francis Drake dies of dysentery at Porto Bello, Panama.
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