The 'Revenge' engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores, 1591 (c1900). Artist: TM Robinson

The 'Revenge' engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores, 1591 (c1900). Artist: TM Robinson

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The 'Revenge' engaging the Spanish fleet off Flores, 1591 (c1900). Cut off from the rest of the English fleet, the 'Revenge', under the command of Sir Richard Grenville (c1542-1591), fought until overwhelmed. Tennyson celebrated the bravery of the crew in his poem The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet.

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