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Years: 1672 - 1672
March
As had happened in the previous conflict, even before the formal outbreak of war, the English try to intercept the Dutch Smyrna Fleet, a yearly convoy of Dutch merchants from the Levant sailing with a flotilla to protect them from the Barbary Corsairs.
Admiral Robert Holmes attacks the convoy in the English Channelfrom March 12, 1672 (Old Style), but is beaten back by Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, capturing only a limited number of prizes.
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- Charles II
- Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest
- Cornelis Tromp
- Edward Spragge
- Johan de Witt
- Louis XIV of France
- Michiel de Ruyter
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Robert Holmes
- William III, Prince of Orange
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- Münster, Prince-Bishopric of
- Cologne, Electorate of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of
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Years: 1672 - 1672
March
Locations
People
- Charles II
- Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest
- Cornelis Tromp
- Edward Spragge
- Johan de Witt
- Louis XIV of France
- Michiel de Ruyter
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Robert Holmes
- William III, Prince of Orange
Groups
- Münster, Prince-Bishopric of
- Cologne, Electorate of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of
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Commodoties
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