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Anglo-Dutch wars | ANGLO-DUTCH WARS

Anglo-Dutch wars

The first clash at sea between England and the United Provinces comes at a period, in 1652, when both nations are republics - England as the self-proclaimed Commonwealth which has executed its monarch in 1649, and the Un...

Anglo-Dutch wars | HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS

Anglo-Dutch wars

The first clash at sea between England and the United Provinces comes at a period, in 1652, when both nations are republics - England as the self-proclaimed Commonwealth which has executed its monarch in 1649, and the Un...

For nearly a century after the | HISTORY OF WARFARE - SEA

Ships of the line

For nearly a century after the Armada, a naval battle consists of a general melee with ships from each side engaging in individual combat. But during the Anglo-Dutch wars discipline begins to be imposed on fleets, with t...

There is also marked reluctance on | HISTORY OF ENGLAND

The Commonwealth

There is also marked reluctance on the part of the members to stand for re-election. When pressed in 1651, they propose a new parliament in 1654. Cromwell and others in the army observe this state of affairs with mountin...

The first attempt to achieve such | HISTORY OF WARFARE - SEA

Ships of the line

The first attempt to achieve such a system appears in Instructions for the better ordering of the fleet in fighting, produced by the English admiral Robert Blake and others in 1653. It lists a limited range of mes...