Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake Francis Drake was born sometime between 1540 and 1545 on a farm near Tavistock in Devon, a country in southwest England. Drake was born to his father Edmond who was a sailor and married woman of the Mylwaye whose first name was lost to history. Despite not knowing her name, we know that she had 12 children that survived through there infancy. Francis was the first born, or at least the first to survive. Francis …

…another strike in the Caribbean and was confronted by the Armada. During his planned siege, he was caught off guard in the battle and was forced to retreat into a nearby jungle. Drake, after escaping out of the jungle came down with dysentery. On his deathbed he got up and had a fellow seaman help him into his armor so that he could die a soldiers death. Sir Francis Drake passed away quietly on January 26, 1596.