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#OnThisDay 1653 the English Navy under George Monck fought and defeated a Dutch Fleet under Maerten Tromp at the Battle of the Gabbard. HMS VICTORY, HMS VANGUARD @hmsdiamond @HMSDragon and @HMSPresidentRNR are current @RoyalNavy units carrying the Gabbard Battle honour.
After some grinding in Santalune Forest, this cutie joined the party on the next route! I was in need of a cute pokemon to offload all them HMs onto, (god I am SO glad those are gone in Sun/Moon) so I am actually very happy to welcome Basil here to the team 😊
#OTD 1941 #WW2 end of raider Bismarck, as depicted in this map of fight & pic @RoyalNavy's HMS Rodney opening fire. Also, book extract with POV of George Bell, Yves Dias (RN) & Len Nicholl of @RoyalMarines as in 'Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom' https://t.co/cyEJoYLJfp @AgoraBooksLDN
For almost five years 1807-1812, Russia was allied to Napoleon & an enemy of Britain. But the Royal Navy was aggressively active in the Baltic against Russian forces, no ship more daring than HMS Implacable. Click: https://t.co/iZYJl6PeqX #RoyalNavy #Napoleonic #MaritimeHistory