"Intaminus Fulget Honoribus: Admiral de Ruyter" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 May 2024 3:23 p.m. PST |
The Second Anglo-Dutch War was nearing its end when Lieutenant Admiral of Holland and Commander in Chief of the Dutch Navy Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter sailed into the Thames Estuary with a fleet of 24 ships-of-the-line, 20 smaller vessels, and 15 fireships in early June 1667… Naval History Magazine: link |
79thPA  | 29 May 2024 5:04 a.m. PST |
I wasn't aware of that. Great story. |
| DeRuyter | 29 May 2024 8:39 a.m. PST |
The stern of the captured Royal Charles can still be seen at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. |
| Shagnasty | 29 May 2024 10:24 a.m. PST |
Perhaps the Royal Navy's greatest humiliation. Thanks Charles II! |
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