Battle of Solebay
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The Battle of Solebay took place on 6 June 1672 New Style, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, near Southwold, Suffolk, in eastern England. A Dutch fleet under Michiel de Ruyter attacked a combined Angl
The Burning of the Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672 by Willem van de Velde the Younger
French flagship Saint-Philippe prior to the Battle of Solebay
Duel of York and De Ruyter, by Van de Velde. Prince has lost her main-topmast, making her difficult to control and fallen rigging is hampering working the guns on the upper deck.
Cornelis de Witt watches the battle on board of De Zeven Provinciën
Michiel de Ruyter
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Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter was a Dutch States Navy officer. His achievements with the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars earned him the reputation as one of the greatest naval commanders in hi
Battle of Solebay
…of Solebay took place on 6 June 1672 New Style, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, near Southwold, Suffolk, in eastern England. A Dutch fleet under Michiel de Ruyter attacked a combined Anglo-French force in one of the largest naval battles of the Age of Sail. Fighting continued much of the day, but ended at sunset…
De Ruyter in 1667, by Ferdinand Bol (National Maritime Museum – another autograph version is now in the Rijksmuseum)
De Ruyter c. 1654
De Ruyter and the Dutch fleet before Algiers, 1662
Battle council on the Zeven Provinciën, 10 June 1666 by Van de Velde the younger