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	Lowestoft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lowestoft is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea.
		Lowestoft has been subject to periodic flooding, the most memorable was in January 1953 when a North Sea swell driven by low pressure and a high tide swept away many of the older sea defences and deluged most of the southern town.
		The composer Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft in 1913.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lowestoft (1296 words)

	Battle of Lowestoft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665, showing HMS Royal Charles and the Eendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c.
		The naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
		The outcome of the battle was partially caused by an inequality in fire-power, but the Dutch had already embarked on an ambitious expansion programme, building many heavier ships.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Lowestoft (1746 words)

	Battle of Lowestoft -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665, showing HMS Royal Charles (1655)HMS Royal Charles and the Dutch ship EendrachtEendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c.
		The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665 was a (A pitched battle between naval fleets) naval battle of the (additional info and facts about Second Anglo-Dutch War) Second Anglo-Dutch War.
		At least seventeen Dutch ships were sunk by the British (seven were burnt in two separate incidents when they got entangled and collided with a (A weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships) fire ship), nine more were captured.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_lowestoft.htm (440 words)

	Four Days Battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The English had gambled that the crews of the many new Dutch ships of the line would not have been fully trained yet but were deceived in their hopes: they lost ten ships, 4,500 men and two admirals, Sir Christopher Myngs and Sir William Berkeley.
		HMS Sovereign of the Seas was knocked out of the battle after she lost so many sailors that she could no longer move or fire her cannon.
		Immediately after the battle the English captains of Rupert's squadron, not having seen the final outcome, claimed De Ruyter had retreated first, then normally seen as an acknowledgement of the superiority of the enemy fleet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Days_Battle (2300 words)

	Royal Navy: History
		HMS Kent is the latest in a long line of famous warships and boasts a proud total of sixteen Battle Honours, including five during the 20th Century.
		She served with distinction in the second Dutch war, the Battle of Lowestoft and the Battle of Orfordness and was driven ashore as a prison ship in 1672.
		In 1702 she was in Admiral Rooke's fleet during the Battle of Vigo, a famous action in which the entire fleet of seventeen French warships and seventeen Spanish galleons were captured or destroyed.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/1837.html (1519 words)

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		That means grouping the fleet as a single unit, manuevering with the helm, trying to keep the English at a distance (a medium gunshot), and trying to keep the weather gauge.
		I finally stopped the battle when the Dutch were reduced to 20% while the English were still at 51%.
		I have tweaked the Smyrna Convoy scenario and added a scenario for the battle that culminated in the capture of the English 4th Rate St.
	anglodutchwarsblog.com (1819 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Royal Charles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At the Battle of Lowestoft, Royal Charles was flagship of the Duke of York (later James II), Lord High Admiral.
		Battle was joined again on June 14, but by the end of the day, with the wind rising and supplies exhausted (to say nothing of the crews), both sides retired.
		The battle proved disastrous for the Dutch, as usual because of the lack of discipline, although de Ruyter fought long and well.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_077800_hmsroyalchar.htm (853 words)

	Lowestoft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the 1665, the first bettle of the Second Dutch War was the Battle of Lowestoft near the town.
		A large fisheries research centre which is a part of Defra is located in south Lowestoft.
		Glam rock band, The Darkness was formed in Lowestoft and some of the members were born in the town.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Lowestoft.htm (1147 words)

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		The military situation which finally resulted in the battle of the Metaurus and the triumph of Rome may be summed up as follows: To overthrow Rome it was necessary to attack her in Italy at the heart of her power, and shatter the strongly linked confederacy of which she was the head.
		The battle of Trafalgar, fought October 21, was therefore separated by a space of two months from the extensive movements of which it was nevertheless the outcome.
		Since the battle of Lepanto in 1571, though engaged in many wars, no sea victory of any consequence shines on the pages of Spanish history and the decay of her commerce sufficiently accounts for the painful and sometimes ludicrous inaptness shown on the decks of her ships of war.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/3/5/2/13529/13529.txt (14726 words)

	Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK (www.joodiff.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lowestoft is mentioned in the Domesday Book, but it is thought that the town was slightly further inland during the Anglo-Saxon and early Mediaeval period.
		In 1665, the Battle of Lowestoft was fought against the Dutch.
		In 1913, Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft.
	www.joodiff.com /lowsft01.htm (658 words)

	Naval Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At the Battle of Dungeness, Robert Blake accused Charles Saltonstall of not closing with the Dutch and fighting.
		Captain Southwood was in Samuel Howett's division at the Battle of the Gabbard.
		fought at the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen.
	kentishknock.com /officers4.htm (1050 words)

	Naval Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		(30 guns) in 1673, and fought at the Schooneveld Battles and at the Battle of the Texel.
		(70 guns) at Schooneveld and the Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), and was wounded and died at the last battle.
		At the Battle of the Texel, we assigned to Jan de Liefde's division.
	kentishknock.com /officers2.htm (3894 words)

	The Military Revolution - 2
		The Battle of Lepanto (7 October 1571) in which Ottoman sea power in the Mediterranean was broken, was the last important sea battle between galleys.
		Dutch men-of-war scored another victory over the Spanish in Battle of the Downs in 1639 - this time by the use of fireships, which were ignited and sent amongst the closely-packed Spanish fleet with devastating effect.
		In the Second War the English fleet was victorious at the Battle of Lowestoft (1665), but was beaten in a number of subsequent engagements - including the humiliating loss of the flagship, Royal Charles in a bold Dutch raid.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-162.htm (1394 words)

	Dutch Wars. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The duke of York (later James II) won the battle off Lowestoft (June, 1665), and in September the bishop of Munster, an ally of the English, overran the eastern province of the Netherlands; he was, however, soon expelled.
		In 1674, Louis II de Condé won the battle of Seneff, while Turenne was victorious at Sinzheim.
		The defeats Créquy suffered in 1675 were balanced by the successful naval campaign of Abraham Duquesne in 1676, and in 1677 the French defeated William at Cassel and took Freiburg.
	www.bartleby.com /65/du/DutchWar.html (1017 words)

	Flagmen of Lowestoft: Admiral Sir William Penn (1621-70). - - Port Cities
		In the First Dutch War, Penn commanded squadrons at the Battles of Kentish Knock, Portland, the Gabbard and Scheveningen, and he received the gold medal and chain from Parliament.
		He was dispatched to fetch the king from Holland with Sandwich in the 'Naseby', 86 guns, and was made a Commissioner of the Admiralty.
		As captain of the fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, he was in the flagship of the 'Duke of York' where his experience and advice did much to ensure the victory.
	www.portcities.org.uk /server/show/conMediaFile.492/Flagmen-of-Lowestoft-Admiral-Sir-William-Penn-(162170).html (225 words)

	Webb Family Tree
		In September 1634 Protestant forces under the command of Bernahard of Saxe-Weimer were defeated at the battle of Nordligen in Bavaria.
		It is known as the Battle of Lowestoft and occurred after the capture of an Anglo-Hamburg convoy by the Dutch.
		The battle was hard fought between ships of the two fleets.
	www.ourwebbsite.com /gen12.html (1831 words)

	news.mod.uk - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In February 1653 she was present at the battle of Portland, and on 2nd June 1653 she fought at the battle of the Gabbard, a victory for the English fleet under Admirals George Monck and Richard Deane..
		HMS DRAGON was hotly engaged in the battle of Lowestoft on 3rd June 1665, when the Dutch lost 32 ships out of their fleet of 103, with 4000 of their seamen killed — the Royal Navy's loss was only 250.
		In May 1692 he was present at the battle of Barfleur, the decisive naval battle of the Anglo-French naval struggle during the War of English Succession, and in January 1693 she formed part of a combined operation to seize Martinique, an attempt that eventually failed due to quarrelling amongst the naval and military commanders.
	news.mod.uk /news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1473 (3128 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Velde, van de (ii), §II: (1) Willem van de Velde I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He was present at the Battle of Scheveningen in 1653 and made drawings from the deck of his galliot (a small Dutch sailing vessel).
		He witnessed the Battle of the Sound in 1658, which is recorded in a grisaille (London, N. Mar. Mus.), and the defeat of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665.
		Battle pictures and military scenes, §2(ii): The 17th century to the late 18th: Naval battles
	www.artnet.com /library/08/0884/T088498.asp (340 words)

	AYSCUE - LoveToKnow Article on AYSCUE
		In this he played a prominent part, but the indecisive battle off Plymouth (August 16th, 1652) cost him his command, though an annuity was assigned him.
		At the Restoration he returned, and became one of the commissioners of the navy, but on the outbreak of the second Dutch War in 1664 he once more hoisted his flag as rear-admiral of the Blue, and took part in the battle of Lowestoft (June 3rd, 1665).
		His flagship, the Prince Royal, was taken on the third day, and he himself remained a prisoner in Holland till the peace.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AY/AYSCUE.htm (759 words)

	Webb Family Tree
		Along the Danube River in present Hungary the Ottomans were decisively defeated at the Battle of Mohacs.
		After the battle, which took place on July 1, 1690 James was forced to flee to France.
		This time at the Battle of Barfleur, they were heavily outnumbered and outgunned The French mounted only 3,240 guns against an enemies force of nearly 7,000.
	www.ourwebbsite.com /gen13.html (1463 words)

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		Battle of the Kentish Knock scenario (8 October 1652)
		Battle of Portland scenario (28 February to 2 March 1653)
		Battle of the Virginia Capes scenario (5 September 1781)
	anglodutchwarsblog.com /Articles/Documents/PrivateersBountyScenarios.html (292 words)

	Revenge History
		In the battle that ensued, Grenville attempted to run through the entire fleet, and surrendered after 15 hours, when he was mortally Wounded, and his ship’s complement had been reduced to only 20 able-bodied men.
		The battle resulted in complete defeat for the French, three quarters of their fleet being destroyed, and left Britain as complete masters of the sea.
		Battle Squadron detached to the Mediterranean because of the Near East crises, and ‘Revenge’ took part against Turkish Nationalists at Constantinople, and remained in the Black Sea until July 1920, when she rejoined the Atlantic Fleet.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /revenge_history.htm (1391 words)

	Imperial German Navy: Kaiser Class Battleships
		Nov.17.17 cruiser battle in North Sea...Apr.23.18 sortied into the northern part of the North Sea...Nov.25.18 interned at Scapa Flow...scuttled there Jun. 21.19...hulk raised Mar.29 and scrapped at Rosyth by 1930.
		Nov.3.14 escort duties for battle cruisers on operations against Lowestoft and Yarmouth...Dec.16.14 same for operations against Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby...Mar.5/6.16 sortied into the Hoofden...Apr.25.16 again escorted battle cruisers against Lowestoft and Yarmouth...May.31.16 battle of Jutland...
		Nov.17.17 cruiser battle in North Sea...Apr.23.18 sortied into the northern part of the North Sea...Nov.25.18 interned at Scapa Flow...scuttled there Jun. 21.19...salvaged 1936 scrapped at Rosyth.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/1185/kaiser.html (907 words)

	ANGLO-DUTCH WARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Contains an expanded and lively account of the battle of Sole Bay, which the author believes was vital to the survival of the United Provinces, and thus the continuance of the Dutch enlightenment.
		A biography of Admiral Sir William Penn, admiral and general at sea during the First Dutch War and Captain of the Fleet to the Duke of York at the Battle of Lowestoft during the Second.
		Day Fight, and commander of the allied fleet at both battles of the Schoonveld and the last battle of the Texel.
	www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk /~gj/navwargaming/anglo-dutchwarssources.htm (942 words)

	Historic Ships
		On Monday, July 29, came the Battle of Gravelines (named for a Flemish town near Calais), one of the fiercest and most decisive battles ever fought.
		The battles were hard-fought, knockdown, drag-out affairs, and the rival commanders of fairly equal high quality.
		One of her toughest fights came in the battle of Lowestoft in 1665 under the Duke of York as Lord High Admiral and Captain William Penn, father of the founder of Pennsylvania.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Shores/1258/ships.html (6460 words)

	Index
		The Battle of Gettysburg, by Haskell, rev., 83.
		The Battle of Monmouth, by Smith, rev., 88.
		The Battle of Saratoga, by Furneaux, rev., 95.
	www.hsp.org /files/pmhb12.htm (2961 words)

	Lowestoft Town FC news - Battle in the Somerset mud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lowestoft Town FC news - Battle in the Somerset mud
		The horrendous weather conditions made it almost impossible for football & perhaps had we not travelled as far the game would not have been completed.
		Stewart Roach performed a truncated version of his celebration goal flip on the dancefloor but had sensibly put his drink down first.
	www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk /news/newsmain.asp?NewsID=362 (243 words)

	James II of England - Metaweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The first challenge to his kingship came as soon as June 11, 1685, when James, Duke of Monmouth, an illegitimate son of King Charles II and a Protestant, arrived in the West Country and proclaimed himself king.
		James was responsible for the last major redevelopments at the Palace of Whitehall prior to it's destruction by fire.
		His principal object was to fill positions of authority and influence with Roman Catholics, and to this end he issued two declarations of indulgence (1687, 1688), suspending the laws against Catholics and dissenters.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=James_II&printable=yes (1625 words)

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