Raid on the Medway
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raid-on-the-medway-227-2701053
title:
Raid on the Medway
text:
The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English warships laid up in the fleet anchorages off Chatham Dockyard and Gillingham in the county of Kent. At the time, the fortress of Upnor Castle and a barrier chain called the "Gillingham Line" were supposed to protect the English ships. The Dutch, under nominal command of Willem Joseph van Ghent and Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, over several days bombarded
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description:
Dutch naval attack (1667) on England during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_the_Medway
date created:
2004-06-15T10:08:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T04:11:07Z
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