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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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When did that happen?
I was conflating two different things in my head, the 1588 battle of gravelines where the Spanish armada was heavily damaged by British fire ships and storms and British naval power in the age of steam. This was a bit before the age of steam, which was more around 1770, 200 years later. Britain did adapt to the age of steam a lot better than the Spaniards did but I was incorrect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada