Dutch Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, Ludolph Backhuysen, 1667

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Dutch Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast by Ludolph Backhuysen, 1667 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (image 16001086 px, 343 KB) This highly dramatic scene of Dutch ships facing seemingly eminent destruction by the raging sea is a prominent example of Backhuysen’s abilities to theatrically portray the forces of nature. Despite the great […]

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The Raid on Chatham (Raid on Medway), 17-23 June 1667

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The Dutch burn English ships during the expedition to Chatham (Raid on Medway, 1667) (De Hollanders steken Engelse schepen in brand tijdens de tocht naar Chatham 20 juni 1667) by Jan van Leyden, 1669 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (image 19201104, 0.98 MB) The Raid on Chatham is undoubtedly one of the most impressive victories in Dutch history. […]

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Bombardment of Algiers by Anglo-Dutch Forces on August 26-27, 1816

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Bombardment of Algiers, to Support the Ultimatum to Release White Slaves, August 26-27 1816, painted in 1823 by Martinus Schouman on orders of Ministerie van Marine Rijksmuseum Amsterdam These two paintings depict episodes of a joint Anglo-Dutch action against Barbary States in 1816. For centuries the forces of North African monarchies have been raiding the […]

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Battle of Livorno (Leghorn), March 14 1653

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In the early 1650s the damage caused by French and Barbary Coast pirates to Dutch Levant trade forced the Republic of Seven United Provinces to send an expedition commanded by Admiral Johan van Galen to the Mediterranean. With the start of the First Anglo-Dutch War the Dutch squadron had to face yet another enemy – […]

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Unsuccessful English attack on the VOC fleet at Bergen, 12 August 1665

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Unsuccessful English attack on the VOC fleet at Bergen, 12 August 1665, by Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1669 (De mislukte aanslag van de Engelsen op de retourvloot in de haven van Bergen) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (Image 48222195 pixels, 3.45MB) In July 1665 Lord Sandwich, commander of the English fleet, took his ships to the […]

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