BattlefieldsRaid on Harwich 1667
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Raid on Harwich 1667

1667
Essex, England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Essex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
English coastal defences
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Dutch fleet under Admiral de Ruyter
Outcome
The Dutch raid on the Medway was the most humiliating English naval defeat of the century. Harwich was threatened but not attacked as the Dutch concentrated on the Medway.
The Battle

History & Significance

During the Second Anglo-Dutch War a Dutch fleet raided up the Medway destroying many English warships at Chatham. The threat extended to Harwich and the Essex coast as the Dutch demonstrated their naval supremacy.

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