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Outnumbered by a vast Spanish and Portuguese sea force collectively called the Spanish Armada, the British admiral Sir Francis Drake used these to inflict massive damage on the Armada.
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Fireships
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Sir Francis Drake used fireships - old ships set ablaze and drifted toward the anchored Spanish fleet - to break the formation and cause panic during the 1588 battle. This tactic was crucial in disrupting the Spanish Armada's cohesion and gave the smaller English fleet a strategic advantage.