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Grenville, Richard |
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Grenville, Richard (c. 1541-1591)English naval commander and adventurer who died heroically aboard his ship The Revenge when attacked by Spanish warships. Grenville fought in Hungary and Ireland (1566-69), and was knighted about 1577. In 1585 he commanded the expedition that founded Virginia, USA, for his cousin Walter Raleigh. From 1586 to 1588 he organized the defence of England against the Spanish Armada. |
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