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Netherlands in 1666

Historical records for Netherlands in 1666, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

June

1 June 1666Battle of Four Days BattleMichael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter

River Thames · Warfare / 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

July

25 July 1666Battle of Foreland, NorthMichael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter

Foreland, North · Warfare / Anglo-Dutch Wars, 2nd

Monck breaks the Thames blockade defeating de Ruyter who loses about 20 ships

Names involved

Michael Adriaanszoon de Ruyter

Places involved

Foreland, NorthRiver Thames

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.