5 events found for 1597
Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200…
Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now the US state of…
King Philip II of Spain sends his third and final armada against England, but it ends in failure due to storms. The…
Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of…