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Witte de With Biography and Timeline

Follow Witte de With through 15 dated historical records for Netherlands.

Witte de With, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1652–1653Years on this page

1652

Dungeness Convoy Strategy With

Dutch previous fleet commander · Dungeness · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch previous fleet commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. Dutch sea operations near Dungeness followed an effort to protect merchant traffic through the Channel during the First Anglo Dutch War.

Role range: 1652-1654

Dungeness English Fleet Clash With

Dutch previous fleet commander · Dungeness · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch previous fleet commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. Tromp and Blake led the opposing fleets in a battle near Dungeness that resulted in an English retreat after fierce fighting.

Role range: 1652-1654

Dungeness Channel Control With

Dutch previous fleet commander · Dungeness · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch previous fleet commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The Dutch success temporarily improved the passage of merchant shipping through the English Channel before the campaign resumed.

Role range: 1652-1654

1653

Portland Fleet Engagement With

Dutch naval commander · English Channel · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch naval commander in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The three day battle near Portland pitted Dutch convoy escorts against an English fleet and culminated in heavy damage to Dutch warships.

Role range: 1652-1654

Portland Convoy Protection With

Dutch naval commander · English Channel · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch naval commander in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The fighting centred on Dutch merchant shipping returning through the Channel and the opposing effort to intercept its naval escort.

Role range: 1652-1654

Portland Battle Aftermath With

Dutch naval commander · English Channel · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch naval commander in the relevant Anglo Dutch naval campaign. The Dutch escort preserved part of its merchant convoy although the English fleet gained the advantage in the three day engagement.

Role range: 1652-1654

Harwich Eastern Channel Operations With

Dutch vice admiral · Harwich · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch vice admiral during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. The naval operations off the English east coast formed part of the campaign that culminated in the Battle of the Gabbard near the Suffolk coast.

Role range: 1652-1654

Harwich North Sea Fleet Movement With

Dutch vice admiral · Harwich · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch vice admiral during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. The fleets manoeuvred in the southern North Sea as England and the Dutch Republic contested maritime communications in June 1653.

Role range: 1652-1654

Harwich Gabbard Campaign Context With

Dutch vice admiral · Harwich · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With was a Dutch vice admiral during the wider First Anglo Dutch War. Sources associate the June 1653 engagement with the Gabbard and North Foreland rather than establish an independent major battle at Harwich.

Role range: 1652-1654

Gabbard First Day Fighting With

Dutch vice admiral · Gabbard Bank · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. On the opening day English and Dutch squadrons fought near the Gabbard shoal while the English made effective use of sustained gunnery.

Role range: 1652-1654

Gabbard Second Day Engagement With

Dutch vice admiral · Gabbard Bank · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. On the following day renewed English pressure and additional warships contributed to a major Dutch reversal in the North Sea.

Role range: 1652-1654

Gabbard Dutch Fleet Retreat With

Dutch vice admiral · Gabbard Bank · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch vice admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The Dutch fleet withdrew after losses in the two day battle, allowing English forces to intensify pressure on Dutch shipping.

Role range: 1652-1654

Scheveningen Fleet Battle With

Dutch commander · Scheveningen · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.

Role range: 1652-1654

Scheveningen Command Crisis With

Dutch commander · Scheveningen · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.

Role range: 1652-1654

Scheveningen Blockade Consequences With

Dutch commander · Scheveningen · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

Witte de With served as a Dutch commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.

Role range: 1652-1654

Records, sources and methodology

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