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The Downs (ship anchorage)
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The Downs is a roadstead in the southern North Sea near the English Channel, off the east Kent coast in southern England, between the North and the South Foreland, near the town of Deal. From the Eliz
1848 chart showing the position of the Downs off the coast of Kent. Depths are in fathoms.
1848 chart showing the position of the Downs off the coast of Kent. Depths are in fathoms.
The Defeat of Privateer Andrew Barton
The Defeat of Privateer Andrew Barton
Timeball Tower, Deal, Kent
Timeball Tower, Deal, Kent
Battle of the Downs
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The Battle of the Downs took place on 21 October 1639, during the Eighty Years' War. A Spanish fleet, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, was decisively defeated by a Dutch force under Lieutenant
The Downs (ship anchorage)
…records of as many as 800 sailing ships at anchor at one time. In August 1511, Andrew Barton, a privateer, was killed in battle on board his ship. The Battle of the Downs took place here in 1639, when the Dutch navy destroyed a Spanish fleet which had sought refuge in neutral English waters. During the First World War…
The Battle of the Downs Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1659
The Battle of the Downs Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1659
Spanish commander Antonio de Oquendo
Spanish commander Antonio de Oquendo
Dutch commander Maarten Tromp
Dutch commander Maarten Tromp
Before the Battle of the Downs by Reinier Nooms, circa 1639, depicting the Dutch blockade off the English coast, the vessel shown is the Aemilia, Trom
Before the Battle of the Downs by Reinier Nooms, circa 1639, depicting the Dutch blockade off the English coast, the vessel shown is the Aemilia, Tromp's flagship.