The Raid On The Medway - England gets punished by the Dutch

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The Raid on the Medway in 1667 was a daring Dutch expedition that delivered a decisive blow to England and concluded the second Anglo-Dutch war in the Dutch Republic's favor.
It was one of the biggest defeats of the English Navy costing over 6 billion in today's money and the most successful invasion since the battle of Hastings.
It tells an important story about preparedness, cunning and military production capacity.

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