By Willem van de Velde the younger Rijksmuesum Amsterdam On the third day of the Four Days Battle, 3 (13) June 1666, the flagship of Vice-Admiral George Ayscue ran aground on the Galloper Sand. Terrified by the approaching Dutch fireships the crew of the “Prince Royal” was forced to surrender. The flood tide subsequently floated […]
The surrender of Prince Royal at the Four Days Battle, 13 June 1666: an Episode from the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Published in February 1st, 2009
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