"Fleet" . "74 armed merchant vessels" . . "* Armada shattered by storm" . "38 other ships sunk or scuttled" . "* Huge naval & economic losses for Spain" . . . . "* Postponement of invasion" . "22pxSpain" . "140 ships" . . "12,000 men" . . "Total" . "24 galleons" . . . "2nd Spanish Armada"@en . "5 Galleons sunk" . "England" . . "1Barkcaptured" . . . "The 2nd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1596 was a major naval event that took place during the Anglo\u2013Spanish War in which another invasion of England or Ireland was attempted in the Autumn of 1596 by King Philip II of Spain. In an attempt at revenge for the English capture and sack of Cadiz in 1596 Philip immediately ordered a counter strike in the hope to assist the Irish rebels in rebellion against the English crown."@en . "Various shore defences" . "5,000 dead" . . "0000-10-29Z"^^ . "53 armed merchant ships" . "13 Galleons" . "Spanish failure" . . "Storms/Disease:" . "19,500 men (approx)" . .