Four Days' Battle - Fourth Day, de Ruyter's attack * Funniest SuperHeroes
Channel: Funniest SuperHeroes
Date: 2023-03-12

Full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg9jr_BbMUQ

Albemarle attacked at close range and sent in a fireship. Teddiman's Royal Katherine so damaged Tromp's Wapen van Utrecht that Tromp was forced to retire.

The Dom van Utrecht was forced to surrender to the Royal Charles and several other ships were disabled.
De Ruyter, three miles to windward, looked on anxiously. He had been waiting for several hours for Tromp and van Nes to join him, but they had been routed in a few minutes.

He later confirmed that he had thought he had lost the battle, but after consulting Vice Admiral Adriaen Banckert, he waited until Rupert's squadron sailing east had passed his fleet sailing west then crossed Rupert's wake sailing northeast towards Albemarle's rear. At first, Albemarle thought that de Ruyter intended to link up with van Nes and escape with as many Dutch ships as possible.
De Ruyter's unexpected attack, when Albemarle appeared to be on the point of destroying Tromp's squadron, caused some British captains to lose their nerve, and things began to go badly for the English fleet.

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