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yaroslav is offline yaroslav
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Hi! I have a idea: to start a serie of threads tittled "What if?..." The first thing is the Armada. Do you think that a better leadership could mean that the Armada actually land in England? Was actually necesary a attack to England?

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Yes, it was necessary.

What would have happened? Nothing. Nothing at all. The Tercios would have left England and things would have continued much the same. Imperial Spain had several times the opportunity to knock out France once for ever and never did it. It's mostly a conduct code, I think. Hard to understand for a foreigner, quite easy for us, I think.

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I believe that Armada´s admiral are good, of course that Bazan had been better but well, Medina Sidonia and Farnesio were a good ones.

The main fault was caused by Philip II that planned very bad the action, he left a lot of things to God´s provindence and confused both of their commanders. Farnesio didn´t know he had to make militar ships s they only was able to leave Flemish coast when Medina had won a naval combat.

A importnat problem was the horrible comunications of this age...what had happened if they had had a movil phone

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Yes but if Spain had defeated English, the catholicism had been re introduced, gained one more time a ally and Ducth revolt had lost their main European support. Spanish Tercios fulled of victorys proud had defeated Dutch easily...and more troops to defend other fronts.

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It's mostly a conduct code, I think. Hard to understand for a foreigner, quite easy for us, I think.


Yes. Charles I could invade France when he captured Francisco I (How do you say Francisco in English? in Pavia. But he didn't wat. He thinked that it wasn't correct.

(Other good thread: What if Charles I invades France? )

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Yeah, and later the German Tercios... uhm Spanish, thrashed the French army twice under Philip II and nothing was accomplished. The French rose again, and again. ressilient people these Frenchies. Admirable people. Sometimes nasty, but admirable.

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(Other good thread: What if Charles I invades France? )


Haven´t youplayed my Carolus Scenario????

it is Francis I

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Yes, it was necessary.

Why?

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Do you think that a better leadership could mean that the Armada actually land in England?

I'm not quite aware of the number/kind of vessels Spain sent to Britain but as far as I know they were mainly intended to "transport" land troops which were supposed to fight once they were ashore.

So the fiasco was due to a lack of scort ships, probably because Philipp II and his advisors underestimated the English navy and didn't take into account the weather factors.

The invasion was wrongly planned in Madrid (or wherever )

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Yes but if Spain had defeated English, the catholicism had been re introduced, gained one more time a ally and Ducth revolt had lost their main European support. Spanish Tercios fulled of victorys proud had defeated Dutch easily...and more troops to defend other fronts.

Best not let Ribannah hear of this post! You'd learn how the Dutch would actually have turned fierce, kicked out the Spaniards, conquered England, and then brought all of Iberia under it's control.

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The French rose again, and again. ressilient people these Frenchies.

Yes, they have had many opportunities to rise again!

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Best not let Ribannah hear of this post!


No comments about this person, I have no consideration with a person who doesn´t respect the other person ideas.

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Best not let Ribannah hear of this post! You'd learn how the Dutch would actually have turned fierce, kicked out the Spaniards, conquered England, and then brought all of Iberia under it's control.


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Why?


Two reasons spring to my mind.

1. The assassination of Mary, Queen of Scots, Catholic

2. The English acts of piracy in the Caribbean. Drake even destroyed a few ships that were stationed in Cadiz (Though I do not remember well if that was before or after the Armada)

Spain was at that time like USA is now. She had to respond somehow to actions deemed to be irrespectful to the international & Pope's law

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2. The English acts of piracy in the Caribbean. Drake even destroyed a few ships that were stationed in Cadiz (Though I do not remember well if that was before or after the Armada)


Before it, this was one of the causes the Armada sailed some time later.

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actually I think that he never tried to conquer france because it is impossible for an Spanish army,

I think that any spanish army trying to conquer paris will be stop at Poitiers, think that Paris is too far away from Spain and the Pirineos make the comunications really difficult

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Si desembarcamos en I hubieramos podido conquistar Londres e incluso poner un rey católico.
Las fuerzas de tierra de I no eran muy conocidas... o sí?.
Además había un sector católico en la sociedad.
Espero que cuando baje mis tercios se me añada alguna unidad inglesa y que sus chicos no tengan experiencia y los mios si,.... eh, kindal?

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Sí, está claro que nos ganaron en el mar... si gçhubieran perdido la partida del Canal, estaban perdidos. A cuento de qué, si no, el temor que tenían a la invasión española? (Temor que seguían teniendo, por cierto, en tiempos de Locke, que escribía en la segunda mitad del siglo XVII).

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Sí, está claro que nos ganaron en el mar... si gçhubieran perdido la partida del Canal, estaban perdidos. A cuento de qué, si no, el temor que tenían a la invasión española? (Temor que seguían teniendo, por cierto, en tiempos de Locke, que escribía en la segunda mitad del siglo XVII).



Uy, uy, pecadol, eso no se lo cuentes a la gibraltariana A ver si va a resultar que Locke tambien era otro espia al servicio de España!


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Ah, de Locke ya hablaste tú cuando lo de "No Spanish Civ!!!", no?

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Yaroslav hablo de Francisco Tocino y yo sugeri que su testimonio no valia porque en realidad era un espia al servicio de España. No se si la gibraltariana cogeria la ironía, pero el pobre Yaro se creyo que yo estaba hablando en serio

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Ah, sí, es verdad. Bueno, no sé si era un espía, pero está claro que los españoles hoy no paramos de usar sus textos para nuestro beneficio...

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Una pregunta cuya respuesta seguro que es sí: ¿Sabias que Felipe II envió dos expediciones más contra Inglaterra? De hecho, en una conferencia de historia, he leido que los ingleses estan ahora empezando a estudiar lo mucho que sufrio su flota entonces.....

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explain a little more yaroslav!!!!!!

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I think that any spanish army trying to conquer paris will


I mean france not paris

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explain a little more yaroslav!!!!!!


Aqui tienes un par de citas, Shaka

"Piensen ustedes por ejemplo en la permanente o casi permanente hostilidad con Inglaterra después de la época del matrimonio de Felipe II con María Tudor; hay una rivalidad constante que era muy peligrosa porque, claro, España dependía enormemente de la comunidad hispánica en conjunto, es decir, de las Indias, la comunicación con las Indias era capital. Los convoyes, los galeones que iban y venían entre España y las Indias eran vitales para la economía y para la defensa militar de la Monarquía. Los ingleses hostilizaban, atacaban -piensen ustedes en Drake o en Walter Raleigh o en las grandes figuras apoyadas por la Corona británica y naturalmente fomentadas por Inglaterra-, y esto era peligroso. Había un dicho popular en España: "Con todos guerra y paz con Inglaterra", porque se consideraba que era peligroso y que era más inconveniente, que traería consecuencias mas dañosas. Pero hubo, aparte de esto, una gran estabilidad que permitió la tremenda expansión."

"Pero lo importante fue la victoria de Lepanto, que frenó la enorme embestida turca que amenazaba Europa de un modo terrible. Ahora los historiadores recuerdan que no fue definitivo; claro que no fue definitivo, por supuesto, y evidentemente el poderío turco se recobró, y después volvió a ser una amenaza, y lo ha sido muchas veces, y lo fue en el siglo XVII, y hasta en el siglo XVIII. Porque la historia cambia, porque los sucesos no son siempre en el mismo sentido. Piensen ustedes, y no nos salimos de la época de Felipe II, que el año 1588, después de la ejecución por Isabel I de su prima la reina de Escocia, María Estuardo, envió esta escuadra que se llamó la Felicísima Armada -no se llamó la Invencible-, a luchar contra Inglaterra y, como saben, parte por la destreza de los navíos ingleses, parte por el temporal, fue derrotada, aunque también salió muy mal parada la inglesa, como ahora están estudiando los ingleses. Pero en fin, en todo caso se perdió."

"Como saben ustedes, circula como algo axiomático y sabido por todo el mundo que el poderío naval español se acabó con la derrota de la Armada Invencible en 1588. Pues no, porque Felipe II murió diez años después exactamente, y antes de su muerte se había construido otra armada mayor que la Invencible, es decir que la cosa se reparó y la expedición naval más importante de España en todos los tiempos fue la que se mandó a Italia en tiempo de Felipe V, en 1739. Cuando sí realmente se perdió el poderío naval español fue en Trafalgar, pero esto fue en 1805 -imaginen los siglos que llevaba muerto Felipe II-. Son pequeñas correcciones a las ideas que circulan de un modo normal y que se toman como auténticas."

Con respecto a las otras dos expediciones, recuerdo haber leido algo más sobre ellas. Buscare más información. Las citas son de Marias (no es que me chifle, pero, jope, siempre acabo encontrando citas suyas), de la página

http://piedraverde.com/marias/textos/jmcr9800.htm

Por cierto, Shaka, creo que no nos habiamos saludado hasta ahora...

Y, con respecto a lo de Francia, no olvides el Franco Condado ni Flandes, que son grandes bases para atacar Paris. De hecho, San Quintin, si no recuerdo mal, está cerca de Paris...

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Por cierto, Shaka, creo que no nos habiamos saludado hasta ahora...


tienes razon
na habias aparecido un monton este verano!!!!!

respecto a lo de franco condado tienes razon pero no creo q hubiera mucas tropas alli,
y seria dificil llevar tropas alli sin cabrear a francia,

unos colegas estuvimos delante de un mapa en 3-D pensando hasta donde podria conquistarse con las fronteras actuales y solo es posible el norte de africa, portugal y francia hasta Poitiers,

es curioso pero pensamos q aunque con tecnologia y todo se nos pararia en poitiers, como a los musulmanes!!!!!!

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Muy bueno el link Yaroslav, muy bueno

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unos colegas estuvimos delante de un mapa en 3-D pensando hasta donde podria conquistarse con las fronteras actuales y solo es posible el norte de africa, portugal y francia hasta Poitiers,

es curioso pero pensamos q aunque con tecnologia y todo se nos pararia en poitiers, como a los musulmanes!!!!!!


¡Interesting! ¿No tienes nada que podamos ver?

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Gracias Waku.

Por cierto, Shaka, lo de Poitiers fue una escaramuza, en mi nada sabia opinión. Yo creo que aunque los musulmanes hubieran vencido, no hubieran llegado más alla. El verdadero peligro para Europa vino en los cercos a Constatinopla, que resistio con muchísimo valor.

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estabas aburridos y estuvimos pensando si podriamos emular a Napoleon o Hitler, (en lo militar solo) y salia eso, q desde España es imposible llegar muy lejos


no tenemos nada en ordenador pero si algun dia me aburro es posible q haga algo

 
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