Historical place archive

River Thames in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at River Thames in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels1 people1666–1667

Historical events in River Thames

1666

1 June 1666
Battle of Four Days Battle
Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter · Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Monck retreats to the Thames which is then blockaded by de Ruyter. 1-4 June, 20 English ships are lost to the Dutch fleet led by de Ruyter

1667

17 June 1667
Siege of Thames
Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter · Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Launches a Dutch raid up the River Thames

22 June 1667
Siege of Thames
Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter · Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Sails back from his raid of the Thames with the English flagship

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Netherlands and River Thames. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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