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Fleet Sails for England

England · Warfare / English Succession War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1688Date range
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Chronological records

1688

William III of OrangeNovember 1688

Hellevoetsluis · Warfare / English Succession War

William III of Orange sails from the Dutch Republic with a large invasion fleet and army bound for England.

Names involved

William III of Orange

Provenance

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