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What was Michiel de Ruyter's first goal in the First Anglo-Dutch War
During the First Anglo-Dutch War of 1652–1654, Michiel de Ruyter was asked to join the expanding Dutch fleet as a junior flag-officer or commandeur

Question: What did this lead him to
Self-contained rewrite: What did being asked to join the expanding Dutch fleet lead Michiel de Ruyter to