Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - NeChitatu 17 Kubvumbi 1589 (kunyangwe rimwe bhuku richiti zuva rekuenda raive 18 Kubvumbi), Norreys akaenda naDrake achitungamira 23,000 yakasimba yekufambisa (iyo yaisanganisira 19,000 mauto uye yava kunzi Chirungu Armada) pabasa rekuparadza kutakura pamhenderekedzo dzeSpain uye kuisa mutongi wekorona yePortugal, Prior weCrato, pachigaro. Corunna akashamiswa, uye chikamu chepasi cheguta chakapiswa sezvo mauto aNorreys akarova uto revanhu 8.000. Edward akakuvadzwa zvakaipisisa mukurwisa O Burgo, uye upenyu hwake hwakaponeswa bedzi noushingi hwomukoma wake mukuru. Norreys akabva arwisa Lisbon, asi muvengi akaramba kurwa naye, achimusiya asina chisarudzo kunze kwokudzokera kugungwa. Vachipererwa nezvokushandisa uye neboka rake rakaderedzwa nechirwere norufu, Norreys akasiya chinangwa chechipiri chokurwisa Azores, uye boka racho rakatanga kudzokera kuEngland. Pakutanga kwaJuly 1589 (Wingfield anopa musi waJuly 5) boka racho rose rakanga rasvika kumusha, vamwe vakadzokera kuPlymouth, vamwe kuPortsmouth uye vamwe kuLondon, vasina kubudirira zvikuru. Iyi "English Armada
", nokudaro yakanga iri nhamburiko isina kubudirira yokukurudzira kukundwa kweArmada yeSpain uye kuunza hondo kuzviteshi zvengarava zvemhenderekedzo yegungwa yokuchamhembe kweSpain uye kuLisbon.