Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) was an Elizabethan adventurer and explorer who embarked on three expeditions in the 1570s CE to chart the waters of the North American Arctic and find the Northwest Passage to Asia. Unsuccessful in these endeavours and bankrupting many of his investors who had hoped to find gold deposits, Frobisher's later career was more military-focused as he participated in the war with Spain and the battle to repel the Spanish Armada of 1588 CE. Frobisher died in November 1594 CE after he was fatally wounded attacking a Spanish-held fortress in northern France.
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c. 1535 - 1594Life of the Elizabethan mariner, explorer and privateer Sir Martin Frobisher.
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1576The first expedition of Martin Frobisher to find the Northwest Passage.
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1577The second expedition of Martin Frobisher to find the Northwest Passage.
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1578The third expedition of Martin Frobisher to find the Northwest Passage.
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1585Martin Frobisher sails as vice-admiral with Sir Francis Drake in an English expedition to raid the Spanish West Indies.
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Aug 1588Martin Frobisher captains the Triumph and leads a squadron of the English navy that repels the Spanish Armada.
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Aug 1594Sir Martin Frobisher leads a small English fleet to attack Spanish positions in northern France.
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22 Nov 1594Sir Martin Frobisher dies of wounds gained when attacking the Spanish-held fortress of Crozon.
