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Sinking of Royal James

Name: Sinking of Royal James – England factsheet records
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England · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 3rd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1672Date range

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Chronological records

1672

James II7 June 1672

Sole Bay · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 3rd

Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael

Names involved

James II

Provenance

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