De Zeeslag bij Kijkduin, 21 augustus 1673 (uitsnede), ca 1687, Willem van de Velde de Jonge

In ‘Willem van de Velde & Zoon’, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam

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in 1673, the famous Dutch Admiral Michiel de was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Admiral General by Stadtholder William III. That same year, De Ruyter warded off three attacks of a combined English-French fleet amongst others during the Battle of

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