The Dutch yachts `Faam` and `De Jonge Prins te Paart` on the river Medway during the successful raid on Chatham in June 1667
The Raid on the Medway and Chatham was a successful action by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in 1667 as an answer to the destruction of a large fleet of Dutch merchant ships in 1666 under English admiral Holmes, also known as 'Holme's Bonfire'.
A large number of British warships were destroyed or taken as a price. The action lead to the signing of the Peace of Breda in the same year, ending the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Painting by Arnold de Lange
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The Dutch yachts `Faam` and `De Jonge Prins te Paart` on the river Medway during the successful raid on Chatham in June 1667
The Raid on the Medway and Chatham was a successful action by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in 1667 as an answer to the destruction of a large fleet of Dutch merchant ships in 1666 under English admiral Holmes, also known as 'Holme's Bonfire'.
A large number of British warships were destroyed or taken as a price. The action lead to the signing of the Peace of Breda in the same year, ending the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Painting by Arnold de Lange
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