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Battle of Medway
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In June 1667 a battle fleet under the command of Michiel de Ruyter surprised the English anchored off Chatham. In the foreground Sheerness Fort can be seen going up in flames. A heavy barrier chain is strung midway across the River Medway, but in vain: columns of smoke rise from the various English ships torched by the Dutch upriver.
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Credit lineBattle of Medway. c. 1668. Willem Schellinks. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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