History and chronology of Francis Drake in England

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Burial
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Discovery Potatoes
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Francis Drake History of England


1572	Circumnavigation
London Drake is the 1st English Commander to reach the Pacific
1572	Siege of Nombre de Dios
Nombre de Dios Drake successfully ambushes a Spanish treasure convoy in Panama
1577	Circumnavigation
Sails around the world, robbing Spanish ships on his way
Sponsored by Elizabeth I to explore the Pacific
Dec Sails the Pelican with 4 other ships & 166 men towards South America
13th Dec Plymouth Sets sail in the Golden Hind
1578	Circumnavigation
All the ships in the fleet separate but all return to England
Magellanrts The fleet passes through the straits of Magellan & is wn south to Cape Horn
The Pelican is renamed the Golden Hind
1579	Circumnavigation
Sails from Chile to California then across the Pacific
1579	Discovery of California
California Drake lands in California & claims English sovereignty over "New Albion"
1579	Rule of California
California Drake lands in California & claims English sovereignty over "New Albion"
1579	Rule of New Albion
California Drake lands in California & claims English sovereignty over "New Albion"
1580	Circumnavigation
Drake returns with treasure from Spanish ships, Elizabeth's share is œ160,000
June Cape Good Hope Rounds the Cape of Good Hope
Aug Cape Good Hope 1st person to complete the circumnavigation of the World
1580	Knighthood
4th April Deptford Elizabeth I knights Drake on the deck of the Golden Hind at Deptford, London
4th April Deptford Knighted for circumnavigation of the globe
1581	Mayor
Plymouth Appointed Mayor of Plymouth
1586	Discovery of Potatoes
London Returns to England with potato & tobacco
1586	Discovery of Tobacco
London Returns to England with potato & tobacco
1587	Siege of Andalusia
Andalusia Destroys the Andalusian fishing industry which would supply the Armada
1587	Siege of Cadiz
29th April Cadiz Claims to have "singed the King's beard"
29th April Cadiz Destroys 33 ships in the Bay of Cadiz, burning 10,000 tons of shipping
1588	Battle of Flanders Coast
7th Aug Flanders The English and Spanish fleets again engage off the coast of Flanders , the English again are more successful
1588	Battle of Gravelines
6th Aug Gravelines The Spanish Armada is defeated by an English naval force under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines , now in France
1588	Siege of Cadiz
19th April Cadiz Delays the Armada by 1 year
19th April Cadiz Destroys 36 Spanish ships & intercepts barrel staves intended for the armada
19th April Cadiz Says he has "singed the King's beard"
1588	Spanish Armada
30th July Plymouth Drake is waiting in Plymouth with 14 galleons & 50 other vessels
30th July Dodman Point The two fleets sight each other off Dodman Point
1596	Burial
29th Jan Buried at sea off the coast of Panama
1596	Death
28th Jan Porto Bello Dies of dysentery on board his ship
1630	Blockade of Cadiz
Cadiz The blockade fails to secure the Spanish treasure fleet