Along with John Norreys, this man was responsible for killing over 600 Scottish people in the Rathlin Island Massacre.
Along with John Norreys, this man was responsible for killing over 600 Scottish people in the Rathlin Island Massacre. He legendarily dismissed Thomas Fleming's report on the enemy in order to play bowls with his officers on Plymouth Hoe. This man died of dysentery shortly after losing the Battle of San Juan, and during the Battle of Gravelines, he was commanding the Revenge. He led a voyage to metaphorically (*) "singe the beard" of an enemy king by raiding Cadiz. This one-time captain of the Golden Hind was serving as vice admiral when he captured Admiral Pedro de Valdes, a commander of a so-called "invincible" fleet. For 10 points, name this English privateer who circumnavigated the globe in the 1570's and fought against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Along with John Norreys, this man was responsible for killing over 600 Scottish people in the Rathlin Island Massacre.
Sir Francis Drake