Excerpt from The Rise and Growth of the English Nation, Vol. 3 of 3: With Special Reference to Epochs and Crises, A History of and for the People, A. D. 1658 1895After several ineffectual attempts by the Dutch to contest the naval supremacy, they tried finally to assert it in a sea-fight Off Dover, May 18, 1652. Admiral van Tromp was beaten by Blake, who captured forty of their merchant ships that Summer, cleared the Channel, sailed Northwards...
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