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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ruyter, Michael de
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A famous Dutch admiral, born of poor parents at Flushing; from a boy of 11 served in the merchant and naval service; commanded a ship under Van Tromp in the war with England 1652-1654; was ennobled in 1660 by the king of Denmark for services rendered in the Dano-Swedish war; for two years fought against Turkish pirates in the Mediterranean; commanded the Dutch fleet in the second war against England, and in 1667 struck terror into London by appearing and burning the shipping in the Thames; held his own against England and France in the war of 1672; co-operated with Spain against France; was routed and mortally wounded off the coast of Sicily; a man of sterling worth (1607-1675).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ruyter, Michael de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/ruyter-michael-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ruyter, Michael de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/ruyter-michael-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
