Second Anglo-Dutch War Timeline of Events

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Second Anglo-Dutch War

The Second Anglo–Dutch War was part of a series of four Anglo–Dutch Wars fought between the English and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries for control over the seas and trade routes....

Timeline of Events

1665

3.4.1665

English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

1666

8.19.1666

Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".

1667

6.9.1667

The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in a decisive victory by the Dutch over the English in the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

7.31.1667

Second Anglo-Dutch War: Treaty of Breda ends the conflict.