[DOC] [TLE] Clean sweep (naval) - Wikipedia [PAR] A "clean sweep" for a naval vessel refers to having "swept the enemy from the 
seas," a ... It is said the use of brooms in this respect originated during the 1650s, 
when the ... "swept the British from the seas" - his opponent Admiral Blake is said 
to have ... However, both stories are legends; a broom in the seventeenth century
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Dungeness - Wikipedia [PAR] The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 30 November 1652 (10 December 
Gregorian ... Meanwhile, the Dutch were making every effort to reinforce their 
fleet. ... After a council of war in which it was decided to avoid battle, the English 
.... A legend says that Tromp attached a broom to his mast as a sign that he had 
swept... [DOC] [TLE] The Anglo-Dutch Wars, Maarten & Cornelis Tromp, Michiel de ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2014 ... Maarten Tromp was born in 1598 and became a Dutch admiral. ... England (1642
) but had a clash with the English sailor Robert Blake in 1652 ... Ruyter himself 
referred to these incredible feats of seamanship as 'sweeping the English ... but 
the call of the sea must have been strong in his blood and bones... [DOC] [TLE] The Rhyme of the Three Captains - The Kipling Society [PAR] It may be that after the heat of these events had died down, Kipling wanted to 
divert ... He was commonly referred to by the British as a pirate because of his 
raids on ..... This might have been suggested by the legend that the Dutch 
Admiral Tromp ... swept the English from the sea in the First Anglo-Dutch War of 
1652-1654. [DOC] [TLE] Admiral Tromp - Revolvy [PAR] At the age of nine, Tromp went to sea with his father, and he was present in a 
squadron ... In 1610, after his father's discharge because of a navy reorganization
, the ... In the First Anglo-Dutch War of 1652 to 1653, Tromp commanded the 
Dutch ... a broom to his mast as a symbol that he had swept the English from the 
sea. [DOC] [TLE] VanTromp going about to please his Masters, Ships at Sea, getting a ... [PAR] He had 80 Dutch warships escorting the convoy and swept the British ... He was 
said to have achieved all this with a broom tied to his flagship's masthead to 
sweep ... a passion for the sea, and was fascinated by the activities of the Dutch 
Admiral. ... After that, Turner did not return to a Van Tromp subject until 1844, with 
this,... [DOC] [TLE] the navy of the commonwealth and the first dutch war [PAR] On the side of ship-building, his investigations should begin with ship-money, .... 
The history of naval action during the period of the Civil War may be said to .... of 
1652 that Rupert reached the West Indies-six months after Ayscue's-fleet had ..... 
that Tromp hoisted a broom at his masthead to indicate that he had swept the... [DOC] [TLE] Bookshout [PAR] Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, 1801-1870 ... The English and the Dutch Fleets 
in the Sea Fight ..... Drake placed a guard at the entrances, and with the rest of 
his men took .... After a prosperous home voyage, they sighted the harbor of 
Plymouth on ..... On assuming chief command of the Dutch fleet, Tromp found it 
badly... [DOC] [TLE] Read the eBook Proceedings by Somersetshire Archological and ... [PAR] former were dangerous on account of their good situation for. harassing British 
trade, and the Dutch had already sent their great admiral, Tromp, to reconnoitre... [DOC] [TLE] Read the eBook Holland by John Finnemore online for free (page 6 ... [PAR] had already died in March, 1647, and his son William ... Blake for the. English, 
Tromp for the Dutch, are Admirals whose ... 1652, Blake and Tromp fought an 
indecisive battle, ... sign that he had swept the English from the seas. ... the young 
Prince, the son of William, should be placed ... De Ruyter, the

Question: Legend says in 1652 Dutch Admiral Tromp placed this at his masthead after sweeping the English from the sea
Answer: a broom