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Armada of 1779
The Armada of 1779 was a large joint French and Spanish fleet intended to invade the Kingdom of Great Britain. The initial Franco-Spanish plan was to seize the Isle of Wight, and then capture the British naval base of Portsmouth. Ultimately no fleet actions were fought in the Channel and the French and Spanish invasion never materialised. The threat to Great Britain drew comparisons with the Spanish Armada of 1588.
==Background==
In 1778, the British Royal Navy failed to secure a victory against the French Marine Royale at the Battle of Ushant, leading French naval figures to believe that they could have won if their force had been larger. On 12 April 1779, France, which had directly allied itself with the Americans in February 1778, signed a secret treaty with Spain, bringing it into the war against Great Britain. Fearful of the consequences in their own American empire, the Spanish did not openly support the Americans rebelling against British rule, but were willing to undertake direct operations against British interests. Spain instead sought to regain various territories, most notably the fortress of Gibraltar, which gives its holder considerable power over the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. On 3 June 1779 the French fleet at Brest unexpectedly left port and sailed southward, then on 16 June Spain declared war on Great Britain.
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