Title
The Dutch burning English ships during the Raid on the Medway 1667.
Caption
The Dutch burning English ships during the Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667. oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Info+
World History Archive
Date
1667
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A03_319
License type
Rights managed
Available size
13,1Mb (1,2Mb) / 9,5in x 5,4in / 2847 x 1608 (300dpi)