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Events on Thursday 23 October 1597 1
1597Third Spanish Armada scattered by stormsA Spanish invasion fleet bound for England is wrecked by weatherPhilip II dispatched a fleet of over one hundred ships to invade England and support an uprising in Ireland, timed to catch the English fleet away on the Islands Voyage. A storm off the English coast scattered and badly damaged the Armada before it could land, forcing its return to Spain. It was the last of three failed Spanish Armadas against England during the war.