Action of 18 February 1639
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Action of 18 February 1639
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The action of 18 February 1639 was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War fought off Dunkirk between a Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Maarten Tromp and the Spanish Dunkirk Squadron under Miguel de Horna. Horna, who had orders to join with his ships Admiral Antonio de Oquendo's fleet at A Coruña, escorted at the same time a transport convoy carrying 2,000 Walloon soldiers to Spain, where they were needed. The attempt to exit Dunkirk was done in sight of the Dutch blockading squadron of
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1639 naval battle of the Eighty Years' War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_18_February_1639
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2024-02-23T16:06:52Z
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