The English reorganized their fleet mid-campaign by copying the Spaniards
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 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: The English navy reorganized into squadrons mid-campaign in imitation of the Spanish — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 691
Related
- The English navy reorganized into squadrons mid-campaign in imitation of the Spanish (similarity 0.94)
- England lacked the organization to provision its record-sized fleet at sea. (similarity 0.80)
- The Armada achieved a smooth crescent formation that awed experienced English seamen. (similarity 0.79)
Library Connections
- The English navy reorganized into squadrons mid-campaign in imitation of the Spanish
#corroborates(0.95) — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 691