DeRuyter67
DeRuyter67 t1_j6fq00g wrote
Reply to comment by ignoroids_triumph in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
The war would have happened anyway. This was just the first action and before the official Declaration of war. The English hoped to capture a very valuable merchant convoy while the Dutch were unprepared but it was still unsuccessful
DeRuyter67 t1_j6fpp34 wrote
Reply to comment by CopprRegendt in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
It was a smaller warship (just 44 guns) so I guess it fits. And no, it didn't carry colonists.
DeRuyter67 t1_j6fpgsz wrote
Reply to comment by amsterdam_BTS in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
That was during the War of the first coalition, more than a century later
DeRuyter67 t1_j6fpb6c wrote
Reply to comment by NorthOfTheBigRivers in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
The French also contributed a fleet to the war at sea. The Ruyter defeated both fleets at the same time. In the action in which it was taken, the French however didn't participate
DeRuyter67 t1_j6b48q0 wrote
Reply to Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
Cool, she served her country wel. In her last fight she contributed to a successful escape of a Dutch merchant convoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_12_March_1672?wprov=sfla1
DeRuyter67 t1_j6fuxzb wrote
Reply to comment by amsterdam_BTS in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
Np haha. You can follow my account if you want to learn a bit more about it