Post by Mona Cumbria on Apr 24, 2009 1:25:17 GMT -5
History Homework - My memories of the armada
July 1588,
Dear Diary,
Today we sailed out from Corruna with the blessings of the preists. King Phillip has asked us to conquer England from Queen Elizabeth. It will be a hard task to follow. Much of our equipment is rotten and badly built. The Duke of Medina Sidonia has been put in charge. He is a good soldior but he dislikes the sea. We have many galleons at our diposal but there are not enough men to handle them. Whether we survive this, only time can tell.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
Our jorney seemed to be going well, our ships filling the sea in formation. But after three days we spotted beacons beng lit all along the coast. We had been spotted by a fast English ship. They knew we were coming. Some of our stragglers were attacked by the English Whilst we were in the channel. Luckily the main fleet in cressent formation was still unharmed.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
We anchored off Calais with Sharp winds growing stronger. There were eight English ships that had been filled with tar and oil. The English set them on fire and allowed them to drifty into our anchored fleet. Our crews started to panic and cut the anchors. Some ran around whilst others fled in ones and two's. We were lucky. None of our ships caught fire but I can't help thinking what would of happened if we had?
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
English ships attacked our armada. We were scattered and not in formation, we were obviouse targets. Luckily the wind was strong and the English were lacking in ammunition. They were forced into the northern ports for shelter which was greatly fortunate for us. We continued with our jorney. We are getting close to the end now and then we can all go back to Spain victorious.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
Our fleet is badly damaged. We are low on supplies and have poor maps. The weather is terrible and it looks like Lady Luck has abandoned us. All hope of winning this armada has been lost. We shall return to Spain in defeat. Alot of our fleet has been shipwrecked and many men have been lost. England is a very strong place but we may have won if not for the weather. Only 53 of our sailors shall return.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
July 1588,
Dear Diary,
Today we sailed out from Corruna with the blessings of the preists. King Phillip has asked us to conquer England from Queen Elizabeth. It will be a hard task to follow. Much of our equipment is rotten and badly built. The Duke of Medina Sidonia has been put in charge. He is a good soldior but he dislikes the sea. We have many galleons at our diposal but there are not enough men to handle them. Whether we survive this, only time can tell.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
Our jorney seemed to be going well, our ships filling the sea in formation. But after three days we spotted beacons beng lit all along the coast. We had been spotted by a fast English ship. They knew we were coming. Some of our stragglers were attacked by the English Whilst we were in the channel. Luckily the main fleet in cressent formation was still unharmed.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
We anchored off Calais with Sharp winds growing stronger. There were eight English ships that had been filled with tar and oil. The English set them on fire and allowed them to drifty into our anchored fleet. Our crews started to panic and cut the anchors. Some ran around whilst others fled in ones and two's. We were lucky. None of our ships caught fire but I can't help thinking what would of happened if we had?
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
English ships attacked our armada. We were scattered and not in formation, we were obviouse targets. Luckily the wind was strong and the English were lacking in ammunition. They were forced into the northern ports for shelter which was greatly fortunate for us. We continued with our jorney. We are getting close to the end now and then we can all go back to Spain victorious.
Yours, Fernando Garcia
Dear Diary,
Our fleet is badly damaged. We are low on supplies and have poor maps. The weather is terrible and it looks like Lady Luck has abandoned us. All hope of winning this armada has been lost. We shall return to Spain in defeat. Alot of our fleet has been shipwrecked and many men have been lost. England is a very strong place but we may have won if not for the weather. Only 53 of our sailors shall return.
Yours, Fernando Garcia