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FOUNDATION
Address:
Smaragdhorst 134
2592 RT 's-Gravenhage.
Fax: +31-(0)70-3.35.11.65
Email stichting@deruyter.org
Committee:
Last update: December 3rd 2007.
S.W. van Idsinga. Rear-Admiral
Rtd. Chairman
F.P.J. de Ruyter de Wildt
Secretary/Treasurer.(Webmaster).
P.C. Kok, Commodore Rtd.. Member.
Dr R.B. Prud'homme van Reine,
Member.
E.A. Mulder
Registered under: Nr.: 41159324
This
Internet site is dedicated to the memory of the greatest admiral The
Netherlands -- and perhaps even The World -- has ever known.
A man who was not only a military genius, but also a charismatic
leader and a thoroughly honest, modest and genuinely devout man.
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Michiel
Adriaenszoon de Ruyter.
Admiral
of the Fleet of 17th century Holland |
The man on
whom the fledgling Republic of the United Provinces relied in a
crucial moment of its short existence, to defend its newly gained
independence and sovereignty and to secure it for the future;
The man who built the Dutch Royal Navy into a modern, national
fighting force;
The man who
raised the status of the sailors from a loose rabble of mercenaries
and pressed semi-criminals into a highly respected, well-organised
body of men, worthy of the gratitude of their countrymen;
A
man who deserves that the memory of what he meant for our country be
kept alive
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Intaminatis Fulget
H o n o r i b u s
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He Shines in untarnished
H o n o u r
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Contents of this
section:
Words printed in (Bold
Yellow) are links to a more detailed account,
mostly in Dutch when an English version exists,
this is mentioned in brackets.)
Except for the following subjects
that are links to more detailed accounts in ENGLISH.
BIOGRAPHY.
COAT
OF ARMS.
CHRONOLOGY.
THE
FIRST ANGLO - DUTCH WAR 1652 - 1654.
Battle
of Plymouth.
Battle of Portland.
Battle of Kentish Knock.
Battle
of North Foreland.
Battle of
Dungeness.
Battle
of Scheveningen.
THE
SECOND ANGLO - DUTCH WAR
Battle
of Lowestoft.
The Four Days Battle.
The
Dutch in the Medway.
Commemoration
of the Raid in 1967.
Upnor
Castle.
St James Day
Fight.
THE
THIRD ANGLO - DUTCH WAR
Battle of Solebay.
Battle(s) of Schooneveldt (2)
Battle
of The Texel (Slag
bij Kijkduin )
ADMIRALS
OF THE ENGLISH FLEET.
George
Monck. Duke of Albemarle.
Robert Blake.
Sir George Ayscue.
Edward Montagu,
Earl of Sandwich.
Sir
Robert Holmes.
All these accounts are original
accounts by British historians, giving the British point of view,
based on British sources.
Wherever possible the Dutch account was also given, only that is in
the Dutch language.
Visitors to these pages are invited
to supply the webmaster with similar contributions on encounters
between de Ruyter and the Royal Navy, by British historians, to be
included in the website.
On december
1st 2007 the International Astronomical Society adopted the
name of
"Micheal de Ruyter" for the: :
Planetoïde 12150,
Ø 15 Km.
Average distance from the sun: ca 450 Milj. Km, (2,94 AU)
Average distance from the Earth ca 583 Milj. Km (3,827 AU)
Orbits in 5 yr and 2 months.
Discovered in 1971 by the Dutch astronomers, the couple van Houten -
Groeneveld,
On plates made by Prof. T Gehrels, on Mnt Palomar Observatory
officieel en formeel de naam gegeven: "Michiel de
Ruyter."
For more particulars (in Dutch), see:
http://www.astronet.nl/deruyter.html.
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