The Dutch Raid on the Medway and the Capture of the Royal Charles, 1667

Hand-to-hand fighting in skiffs, with the destruction of the English fleet at Chatham in the background, and on the left the capture of the English flagship Royal Charles on 22 June 1667. In the center of a skiff stand Cornelis de Witt and Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter; to the left, Captain Jan van Brakel firing his pistol. In the foreground, the broken chain. Episode from the Raid on Chatham, 20–23 June 1667, by the States' fleet under De Ruyter.