04.08 - The Four Days' Battle

Pax Britannica by Samuel Hume

Jan 12, 202644:27Society & Culture

The Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet square off. Michiel de Ruyter needs to clear the way for the merchant fleet to get home, or else the Dutch economy might collapse. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, is outnumbered and ou...

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