<P> The Anglo - Spanish War ( 1585 -- 1604 ) was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared . The war was punctuated by widely separated battles , and began with England 's military expedition in 1585 to the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in support of the resistance of the States General to Spanish Habsburg rule . </P>
<P> The Anglo - Spanish War ( 1585 -- 1604 ) was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared . The war was punctuated by widely separated battles , and began with England 's military expedition in 1585 to the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in support of the resistance of the States General to Spanish Habsburg rule . </P>
when did england go to war with spain
when did england go to war with spain
1585 -- 1604
1585 -- 1604