Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter11 August 1673
Ordered by William of Orange to protect an East Indies convoy
Netherlands · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 3rd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Ordered by William of Orange to protect an East Indies convoy
Ruyters victory prevents an Anglo-French invasion. Fends off an attack by Prince Rupert
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