Battle of the Downs

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Dutch fleet, under Van Tromp, violates English territorial waters by defeating the Spanish fleet, carrying troops for Flanders, that had taken refuge in the Downs.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of the Downs". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2192, accessed 23 November 2024.]

2192 Battle of the Downs 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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