Picture Gallery for the Anglo-Dutch Wars

Pictures

Battle of Lowestoft, 1665	Loss of the Eendracht at Lowestoft, 1665	Battle of Bergen, 2/12 August 1665, by Van de Velde the Elder	Portrait of Cornelis Tromp by Abraham Willaerts
Gouda and Hollandia at sea before the Four Days Battle	The Gouda, 1666	The Westfriesland, Second day of the Four Days Battle	Detail showing Westfriesland
The Expedition, a fourth-rate of 1637	The Zeven Provincien in 1666	The capture of the Royal Prince during the Four Days Battle	The Royal Prince, 1666

The Four Days Battle of 1666, Frank L Fox. This is a detailed study of the longest major battle of the age of sail, using English and Dutch accounts of the fighting to produce a clear but detailed account of the battle, the events that led up to it and its aftermath. An excellent study of a battle often described as the 'Greatest Sea Fight of the Age of Sail', and one that came just as the old melee tactics were being replaced by the line of battle [read full review]

Fireship: The Terror Weapon of the Age of Sail, Peter Kirsch. A lavishly illustrated look at one of the most feared weapons of the age of sail. This is a very impressive piece of work – well written and researched, wide ranging in scope and with detailed accounts of most of the key fireship attacks from the sixteenth century wars against Spain to the Greek War of Independence. An essential read for anyone interested in naval warfare in the age of sail. [see more]