Dutch warships burning the English fleet in Chatham docks, June 1667. Circle of Rudoff Bajkhaysen (1631-1708), Dutch painter. Oil on canvas. Under Admiral de Ruyter a flotilla of Dutch ships broke the chains guarding the river Medway and sailed up the river and destroyed the English fleet. Second Angl0-Dutch War, 1665-1667.

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Dutch warships burning the English fleet in Chatham docks, June 1667. Circle of Rudoff Bajkhaysen (1631-1708), Dutch painter. Oil on canvas. Under Admiral de Ruyter a flotilla of Dutch ships broke the chains guarding the river Medway and sailed up the river and destroyed the English fleet. Second Angl0-Dutch War, 1665-1667.

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