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On this day in history began the series of naval actions that together would be known as the Battle of La Naval de Manila.
1 posted on 03/15/2022 7:23:17 AM PDT by Antoninus
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2 posted on 03/15/2022 7:38:25 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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in 1667 the Dutch Navy sailed up the Thames and burned a few British ships and dockyards.....


3 posted on 03/15/2022 7:40:13 AM PDT by wny ( )
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The 80 Years War (1568-1648) between Spain and Holland included some far-flung battles such as the one in the Philippines described here and the sack of Acapulco, Mexico by the Dutch in 1624.


4 posted on 03/15/2022 7:57:32 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Just finished a book about the Dutch wars in Brazil.


6 posted on 03/15/2022 8:31:08 AM PDT by marron
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