Legend says in 1652 Dutch Admiral Tromp placed this at his masthead after sweeping the English from the sea
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Admiral Tromp - Revolvy  At the age of nine, Tromp went to sea with his father, and he was present in a squadron ... In 1610, after his father's discharge because of a navy reorganization, the ... In the First Anglo-Dutch War of 1652 to 1653, Tromp commanded the Dutch ... a broom to his mast as a symbol that he had swept the English from the sea.
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Clean sweep (naval) - Wikipedia  A "clean sweep" for a naval vessel refers to having "swept the enemy from the seas," a ... It is said the use of brooms in this respect originated during the 1650s, when the ... "swept the British from the seas" - his opponent Admiral Blake is said to have ... However, both stories are legends; a broom in the seventeenth century...
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The Rhyme of the Three Captains - The Kipling Society  It may be that after the heat of these events had died down, Kipling wanted to divert ... He was commonly referred to by the British as a pirate because of his raids on ..... This might have been suggested by the legend that the Dutch Admiral Tromp ... swept the English from the sea in the First Anglo-Dutch War of 1652-1654.
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Battle of Dungeness - Wikipedia  The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 30 November 1652 (10 December Gregorian ... Meanwhile, the Dutch were making every effort to reinforce their fleet. ... After a council of war in which it was decided to avoid battle, the English .... A legend says that Tromp attached a broom to his mast as a sign that he had swept...
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The Anglo-Dutch Wars, Maarten & Cornelis Tromp, Michiel de ...  Aug 18, 2014 ... Maarten Tromp was born in 1598 and became a Dutch admiral. ... England (1642) but had a clash with the English sailor Robert Blake in 1652 ... Ruyter himself referred to these incredible feats of seamanship as 'sweeping the English ... but the call of the sea must have been strong in his blood and bones...
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Clearing the Decks | Lapham's Quarterly  67 BC | Mediterranean Sea ... While dealing with the pirate problem in 66 bc, Pompey was charged with opposing King ... and he cried out that he was a Roman and told them his name, they pretended to be struck ... Thus the war was finished, and the whole force of the pirates destroyed, within three months at the furthest.
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Research guide P3: Charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams ...  The defeat in the Channel, of the mighty Spanish Armada by an English fleet in 1588, ... to assist in a proposed large-scale invasion of England, finally extinguished the ... The approaching ships were first sighted off the Lizard on the 29 July 1588 ... the English and Spanish fleets occurred off Plymouth on the 31 July 1588.
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Mayflower departs England - Sep 16, 1620 - HISTORY.com  The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonistshalf religious ... However, stormy weather and navigational errors forced the Mayflower off course, and ... After a 66-day voyage, the ship landed on November 21 on the tip of Cape Cod at .... Elbridge Durbrow analyzes two separate but related threats to the Ngo Dinh...
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Spanish Armada Defeated by English, July 31, 1588-August 8, 1588 ...  Spanish Armada Defeated by English, July 31, 1588-August 8, 1588 ... of Medina-Sidonia (Don Alonzo Prez de Guzmn), nicknamed "el Bueno," commander of the Spanish fleet. ... The final battle occurred off Gravelines on the 8th of August.
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The Dutch Invasion of England: 1667  Military Affairs 13:223233 ...  Nov 17, 2011 ... Yet, one year before the Dutch expedition of 1667, plans were readied by De Witt .... whereupon the "fleet shall head for the river of London and enter it, and will thence ... Century was concentrated in the Thames and the Medway. .... Pett wrote frantically to the Navy Office, where Pepys commented that the...
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Spanish Armada - Wikipedia  The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Corua in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and the ... As Martin and Parker explain, "Philip II attempted to invade England, but his...
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Winds of Change: Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588.  Landsat ...  Winds of Change: Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588. ... Church, and home to a powerful Armada or naval fleet considered invincible. ... These much more maneuverable English ships became an essential element of the confrontation. As you watch the battle unfold across these historical maps, note that wind direction is...
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England versus Spain. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada. 1588  King Philip II of Spain who sent off his Armada to conquer England in 1588 ... All the British ships survived, and then after a 12 hour lull, the wind off the shore freshened enough to ..... Drake has to be content being named as Vice Admiral to Howard. ... "We have time to finish the game ( of bowls ) and beat the Spanish too.".
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The Pilgrims - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com  That November, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts. ... A smaller vessel, the Speedwell, had initially accompanied the Mayflower and carried some of the travelers, but it proved unseaworthy and was ... Meant for slavery, he somehow managed to escape to England, and returned to his...
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Spanish Armada - Conservapedia  Sep 2, 2016 ... The English fleet consisted of 197 vessels of 29,800 tons manned by 15,800 men. ... If the Armada had landed its army in England, it may well have succeeded. ... But on July 29, 1588, after the winds had changed and made this ... The first encounter occurred off Plymouth, near the Eddystone Rocks,...
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Voyage  MayflowerHistory.com  They hired a ship called the Speedwell to take them from Delfshaven, the Netherlands, ... was patched up again, and the two ships again set sail for America about August 21. ... The voyage itself across the Atlantic Ocean took 66 days, from their departure on September 6, until Cape Cod was sighted on 9 November 1620.
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Remembering the Battle of Trafalgar - History in the Headlines  Oct 21, 2015 ... Nelson's unconventional tactics helped the Royal Navy win the ... He'd been blinded in one eye during a siege on the island of Corsica in 1794, and later lost his right arm to a .... By then, 19 French and Spanish ships had been captured or ... was later given a hero's funeral at London's St. Paul's Cathedral.
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jeopardy/1460_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Value: $800. Number: 10. MAN "D" | Yes, sir, in 1586 this British sea dog picked up some disgruntled settlers from the soon-to-be-"lost colony" | Sir Francis Drake.
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A Flogging at Sea, 1839 - EyeWitness to History  An eyewitness account of a flogging at sea. ... "Old Ironsides" Earns its Name, 1812 ... of the nineteenth century, flogging was the most common form of punishment used to ... The cords were attached to a handle often made of a short piece of thick rope. The knotted cords would rip into a victim's skin with each lash causing...
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Mayflower and Mayflower Compact | Plimoth Plantation  That's what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. ... In another storm, a young passenger, John Howland, was swept off the deck of the ship and into ... (66 days) at sea, the Pilgrims finally arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620. .... According to Morton, the document was signed by 41 of the male...
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The History of New York State, Book II, Chapter II, Part I  On board the ship with him came the council--Peter Bylvelt, Jacob Elbertsen ... did not come with the "Sea-Mew," but arrived a couple of months after it. ... exited Dutchmen, becoming acclimatized, remained as residents of the town. ... On July 27, 1626, a vessel named "The Arms of Amsterdam," arrived at Manhattan Island.