General Knowledge MCQ #3256

Spanish and English fleets fought in the English Channel, resulting in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Name the battle.

General Knowledge MCQ #3256

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Spanish and English fleets fought in the English Channel, resulting in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Name the battle.

    • A) Battle of Waterloo
    • B) Boer War
    • C) Battle of Gravelines
    • D) Balkan War

    Answer: Battle of Gravelines

    Explanation: The Battle of Gravelines (August 8, 1588) was the decisive naval engagement where English forces under Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel.