August 1665
Fleet Command
Returns from overseas and is given command to restore Dutch naval fortunes.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Texel in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Returns from overseas and is given command to restore Dutch naval fortunes.
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
Provenance
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