The English navy reorganized into squadrons mid-campaign in imitation of the Spanish

Evidence

Armies and navies have often remodelled their tactics or their organization in imitation of some admired antagonist, but not often in the face of the enemy and within sight of the crisis of a decisive campaign. The new organization does seem to have worked better than the old one. Its adoption was a credit to the intelligence of the English Council of War, and a tribute to the efficiency of their adversaries. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 691

Categorization

• XREF: Cross-domain parallel to any campaign where an army adopts enemy tactics under fire. — connects to: The English reorganized their fleet mid-campaign by copying the Spaniards; On the night of 7 August, English fireships broke the Spanish formation, and Medina Sidonia’s ships ‘scattered in a…’ — British History in depth: Armada Gallery; The English captains saw fireships as the only way to dislodge the Armada. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 717 (+10 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 691

Broader Connections

• The English captains saw fireships as the only way to dislodge the Armada. #expands (0.50) — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 717