Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- History, Naval
Armed private 1 1,250 --
galleons and 1 1,200 --
great ships (41) 2 1,150 --
1 1,100 --
4 over 900 --
8 over 800 --
7 over 700 --
6 over 600 --
5 over 500 --
2 over 400 --
4 over 300 --
Armed _urcas_ 27 150-900 --
Large _zabras_
(barks) 4 150-160 --
Pinnaces and 30 approx. 40-100 --
small armed
craft of all
kinds
Water caravels 9 approx. -- --
Feluccas 7 approx. -- --
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Total vessels 141
Of these, apparently 3 large ships and 14 small craft parted company or
were captured in the Channel, so that at Calais the total number was
124.
Total of seamen about 7,500
Total of soldiers about 17,000
Total of volunteers, gentlemen, etc. about 1,000
Total of galley slaves about 1,000
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Grand total 26,500
Commander-in-Chief Alonso Perez de Guzman, Duque
de Medina Sidonia.
Chief of Staff and virtual
Commander Don Diego Flores de Valdes.
Lieutenant-General Don Alonso Martinez de Leyva.
Vice-Admiral Don Juan Martinez de Recalde.
BRIGADED TROOPS ON BOARD THE ARMADA.
_Brigade_ (_Tercio_). _Maestro de Campo._
Tercio de Sicilia Don Diego de Pimentel.
Tercio de Napoles Don Alonso de Luzon.
Tercio de Entre Douro y Minho Don Francisco Alvarez de Toledo.
Tercio de Isla Don Nicolas de Isla.
Tercio de Mexìa Don Agostin de Mexìa.
[Illustration: MARTELLO TOWERS ON THE SUSSEX COAST ERECTED DURING THE
PERIOD OF NAPOLEON’S PROJECTED INVASION.]
INDEX
Abbo, the monastic writer, 127
Aberffraw, 105
Adminius, 32
Ælflaed, daughter of Offa, 114
Ælla, King of Northumbria, 125
Æthelfrith, 150
Æthelred, son of Æthelwald (Moll), 114
Aedan, King of the Scots of Dalriada, 110
Aelfheah, Archbishop of Canterbury, 169, 170
Aelfmar, Abbot, 169
Aelfric, Ealdorman, 165, 166, 167
Aelfthryth, 162
Aella, King of South Saxons, 97
Aella of Deira, 78
Aelred of Rievaulx, 230
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