Drake–Norris Expedition

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The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
naval expedition ⓘ
aim capture Lisbon ⓘ
cripple Spanish naval power ⓘ
destroy remaining Spanish Armada ships ⓘ
overthrow Spanish rule in Portugal ⓘ
support Portuguese rebels ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Counter-Armada ⓘ
English Armada ⓘ
commander Francis Drake ⓘ
John Norreys ⓘ
conflictType amphibious operation ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
describedAs large but ultimately unsuccessful English naval campaign ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
follows Spanish Armada ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
hasEffect failed to significantly damage Spanish power ⓘ
financial loss for English crown and investors ⓘ
limited strategic impact on Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ
hasParticipant English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy

Portuguese rebels ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
Spanish Navy ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
navalForce large English fleet ⓘ
notableCommander Francis Drake ⓘ
John Norreys ⓘ
opponent Spanish Empire ⓘ
outcome failed to capture Lisbon ⓘ
failed to spark major Portuguese uprising ⓘ
heavy English losses ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
result English defeat ⓘ
Spanish victory ⓘ
significantPlace Corunna ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
sponsor Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
startTime 1589 ⓘ
temporalContext post-Armada campaign ⓘ
year 1589 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English Armada (1589) → alsoKnownAs → Drake–Norris Expedition ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasMajorEvent → Drake–Norris Expedition ⓘ
Counter-Armada → alsoKnownAs → Drake–Norris Expedition ⓘ
Capture of Cádiz (1596) → relatedEvent → Drake–Norris Expedition (1589) ⓘ
linked to: Drake–Norris Expedition
siege of A Coruña → campaign → Drake–Norris expedition of 1589 ⓘ
linked to: Drake–Norris Expedition
Anglo-Spanish naval warfare → hasPart → Drake–Norris Expedition (1589) ⓘ
linked to: Drake–Norris Expedition