17th Century , oil on panel 40 cm by 50 cm

The French fleet consisted of 29 ships of the line, 5 frigates and 8 burners commanded by Abraham Duquesne. The Dutch-Spanish fleet was composed of 27 ships of the line (17 Dutch-10 Spanish) and 5 burners, commanded by Lieutenant Admiral General Michiel de Ruyter. It was a short but fierce naval battle. Neither side lost a ship, but many were killed and wounded, especially on the Dutch side. The battle ended abruptly. The Dutch commander Michiel de Ruyter was seriously injured. When the French admiral Abraham Duquesne learned of this, he decided to withdraw his fleet, out of respect for the legendary naval hero. As a result, the battle ended in a draw. Michiel de Ruyter died a week later from his injuries.

Admiral ships in front of Vlissingen 1667. From left to right ; "Walcheren", "Zierikzee" and the ship "Zeven Provinciën"

The Battle of Lowestoft 1665 The Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June [O.S. 3 June] 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A fleet of more than a hundred ships of the United Provinces commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam attacked an English fleet of equal size commanded by James, Duke of York forty miles east of the port of Lowestoft in Suffolk.

Portrait of the ‘Ridderschap’, 66-guns, of the Admiralty of the Maas, built in 1666 and lost at sea in 1690. This work in water color, men in the rigging , because nearly rain and winds to come . .

She was build in 1665 , 72 guns . In this work we see her sailing at sunset.

With the “Walcheren “ on the left and the ship “Huis van Zwieten” [ right] build in 1653 .