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Battle of Harwich

Netherlands · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1653Date range
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Chronological records

1653

Martin Van TrompJune 1653

Harwich · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1st

The English sink 20 of the 110 ships sent by Tromp to break their Channel blockade

Names involved

Martin Van Tromp

Provenance

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