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The Four Days' Battle [a] was a naval engagement fought from 11 to 14 June 1666 (1–4 June O.S.) during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It began off the Flemish coast and ended near the English coast, and remains one of the longest naval battles in history. The Royal Navy suffered significant damage, losing around twenty ships in total.
In the initial stages of the Four Days' Battle, fought from 11 to 15 June, the Dutch inflicted heavy damage on their opponents, before the return of the detached squadron forced them to withdraw. The English lost ten ships compared to only four Dutch, but any hope the Royal Navy was too damaged to renew hostilities soon proved incorrect. [56]
On 17 September 1665 Captain Philemon Bacon assumed command. She was, as a member of Red Squadron, Rear Division at the Four Days' Battle from 1 to 4 June 1666. [9] Captain Bacon was killed on the second day plus she lost 12 killed and 58 wounded over the course of the action. On 7 June 1666 Captain Sir John Holmes took command until 17 October ...
She partook in the Four Days' Battle arriving on 4 June with Prince Rupert's Squadron, Van Division. She suffered one killed and six wounded during the battle. Later in the month of June Captain Thomas Roome Coyle took command. As a member of White Squadron, Centre Division she partook in the St James Day Fight (Orfordness) on 25 July 1666.
During Four Days' Battle she arrived with Prince Rupert's squadron on 4 June 1666. She was a member of the Rear Division of Prince Rupert's Squadron, suffering no casualties during the fight. [14] Captain Thomas Guy took command on 9 June 1666. She participated in the St James Day Battle as a member of Red Squadron, Van Division on 25 July 1666 ...
She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir William Berkeley at the Four Days' Battle against the Dutch in 1666. [4] Berkeley led the van of the English fleet on the first day of the battle, 1 June, but outsailed his squadron into the midst of the Dutch, and was surrounded. After a fierce battle in which Berkeley was killed, Swiftsure was captured.
She took part in the Battle of Lowestoft on 3 June 1665. Between 1 June and 4 June (by the Julian Calendar ) 1666 Essex fought at the Four Days Battle . By the time of the battle, Essex's armament had been increased to 56 guns, comprising 12 demi-cannon and 12 culverins on the lower deck, 28 demi-culverins and 4 sakers . [ 1 ]
The artist worked in Amsterdam, where he was burgomaster in 1642. He may have trained with the marine artist Claes Claesz Wou, (1592-1665), and is best known for panoramic battle scenes from the time of the Second Dutch War. The painting is inscribed 'P.van Soest'. The Four Days' Battle, 1-4 June 1666.