The Dutch in the Medway by P. G. Rogers

[druxey]

As  I've had much more reading time with current circumstances, this sequel to The Four Days' Battle of 1666 (recently reviewed) is this much smaller book on what occurred the following summer. P. G. Rogers originally wrote this back in the late '60's - the tercentenary of this event. Published in 1970, this new edition was printed in 2017. A well-written narrative describes the prelude, raid, and its aftermath by the Dutch in the Medway. This action was in retribution for the previous year's wanton burning of the Dutch village of Terschelling ("Holmes' Bonfire"). The politics, economics, poor leadership and ignoring of valuable intelligence all contributed to the British losses incurred in this daring raid.

 

Another engrossing read and thoroughly recommended, available online through Seaforth Publishing, hard-cover, 2017.

Edited March 27, 2020 by druxey

[bruce d]

Thank you Druxey, and compliments on your timing. This has been on my 'sooner or later' list for a while and you just bumped it to the 'get' list.

[flying_dutchman2]

Druxey, good review. I read a detailed chapter in the following book. 

Going Dutch, How England Plundered Holland's Glory by Lisa Jardine. 

Book starts out with a detailed Medway incident and then goes into excruciating detail about united Dutch republic politics. I will read it some other time. 

 

Marcus