The Armada of Flanders

Spanish Maritime Policy and European War, 1568 1668

By: R. A. Stradling, Stradling R. a.

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Hardcover | 4 May 1992

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The Flanders armada, took shape in response to the use of seapower by the Dutch rebels, and evolved into the most effective unit in Spain's defence establishment. In combination with its privateering auxiliaries, this elite striking force dominated the North Sea for some twenty years (1625-45), and campaigned also in the Mediterranean and Atlantic theatres of war. Yet its contribution to the tenacious survival of Spanish hegemony has never before been assessed. A narrative of the armada's fighting record over the century of its meaningful existence is presented with constant reference to the strategic-logistical context and analysis of policymaking in Madrid. Attention is paid to the political significance of maritime policy, and particularly the relationship between Madrid and its subordinate headquarters in Brussels; the infrastructure of the armada; the ships themselves, above all the revolutionary but elusive 'frigate'; the social hierarchy of crews and commanders; and details of administration and financing.

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Prologue - Failure and Retrenchment, 1568û1621
The search for a naval policy
Dunkirk rediscovered
The Great Offensive, 1621û1640
The first quinquennium
The first crisis
DunkirkÆs golden decade
Dunkirk and the Defence of Empire, 1640û1658
The Flanders fleet in the South
The prize of Dunkirk
Quills, Keels and Cutlasses
Men and ships - the cutting edge
Administration - structures, personnel, finance
Prizetaking - plunder of a century
Epilogue - decay and transition, 1658û1668
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The Armada of Flanders

Spanish Maritime Policy and European War, 1568 1668

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