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In 1662, Charles II, short of money and concerned that Dunkirk was a potential liability for international relations, sold it to France. The purchase price was five million livres . The banker Edward Backwell , who served as Treasurer of Dunkirk under both the Republican and Royal governments, was instrumental in the sale. [ 6 ]
The Siege of Dunkirk was a siege commenced by France under the command of Louis, le Grand Condé with naval support of the Dutch Republic under the command of admiral Maarten Tromp, who were able to blockade the city to help Condé's siege.
Dunkirk (UK: / d ʌ n ˈ k ɜːr k / dun-KURK, US: / ˈ d ʌ n k ɜːr k / DUN-kurk, [3] [4] French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ⓘ; Picard: Dunkèke; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. [5] It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the ...
October 27 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to France for £400,000 (or 2.5 million livres). December 26 – Molière 's play The School for Wives premieres. Births
Jean Bart was born in Dunkirk in 1650 [1] to a seafaring family, the son of Jean-Cornil Bart (c. 1619–1668) who has been described variously as a fisherman [2] or corsair commander sailing for the Dutch Republic.
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François Cornil Bart was the oldest of four children of Jean Bart and his first wife, Nicole Gontier of Dunkirk. [1] His father was an illiterate fisherman from Dunkirk who had risen through the ranks of the navy to become chef d'escadre. [2] François Cornil was born in Dunkirk on 16 June 1677. [3]