Holmes's Bonfire was a raid on the Vlie estuary in the Netherlands, executed by the English Fleet during the Second Anglo-Dutch War on 19 and 20 August...

the lives of Holmes's friends Holles and Sandwich, and forced the Lord High Admiral to transfer his flag twice, from Prince to Holmes's St Michael and...

on the order of Sir Robert Holmes in 1666, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in an event referred to as "Holmes's Bonfire". A pub was named after the...

deceived English troops and saved the island's civilian population during Holmes's Bonfire in 1666. Municipality guide Terschelling 2005-2006 Bevolkingscijfers[permanent...

times. In 1666 the English Admiral Robert Holmes burnt a Dutch merchant fleet of 130 ships (Holmes's Bonfire), that had taken refuge in the Vlie, mistakenly...

sheltering in the Vlie estuary were destroyed in an action known as Holmes's Bonfire. Over a period of eighteen months from 1665 to 1666, the Great Plague...

Robert Holmes, aided by the Dutch traitor Laurens van Heemskerck, penetrated the Vlie estuary, burnt a fleet of 150 merchants (Holmes's Bonfire) and sacked...

Netherlands, the Great Fire of London was seen as a divine retribution for Holmes's Bonfire, the burning by the English of a Dutch town during the Second Anglo-Dutch...

generally interpreted in the Dutch Republic as divine retribution for Holmes's Bonfire). A surprise attack in June 1667, the raid on the Medway, on the English...

wanted to shame the English whose troops had sacked Terschelling during Holmes's Bonfire in August 1666. Nevertheless, the crew of Captain Jan van Brakel could...

At approximately 2:42 a.m. on November 18, 1999, the annual Aggie Bonfire at Texas A&M University collapsed during its construction, killing 12 people...

being used for their actual purpose. Of the five fireships used in Holmes's Bonfire of 1666 three had been in service with the Royal Navy for over a decade...

the era. The English also captured numerous Dutch merchant ships. Holmes's Bonfire was a raid on the Vlie estuary in the Netherlands, executed by the...

pillaging the town of West-Terschelling. The action becomes known as "Holmes's Bonfire". September 2 – The Great Fire of London begins as a blaze in a bakery...

the era. The English also captured numerous Dutch merchant ships. Holmes's Bonfire was a raid on the Vlie estuary in the Netherlands, executed by the...

Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Henry Holmes and sister of Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes. He was a clergyman. On succeeding to his uncle Lord Holmes's estates...

had also been dealt a severe blow after the English raid known as Holmes's Bonfire. Louis XIV of France and his general superintendent of navigation,...

the Anglo-Dutch Wars, particularly to great effect in 1666 during Holmes's Bonfire. Successes such as the burning of the Royal James at the Battle of...

predominately a maritime war but English army soldiers were involved in Holmes's Bonfire (19–20 August 1666), the Raid on the Medway (June 1667), the Battle...

Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire". 1692 – Salem...

her) house. In 1666 he tried to save a ship named "Charles" after the Holmes's Bonfire. In 1668 Livinus (the Elder) and Ysbrand sold the house belonging to...

ship that was waiting for favorable winds in the Holmes's Bonfire, the infamous attack by Robert Holmes. There were approximately 150-170 ships at anchor...

on this occasion which would become known as "Holmes' Bonfire" after the English admiral Sir Robert Holmes. The Great Fire of London in the very same year...

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the Vlie on 8 August, he commanded in the second post under Sir Robert Holmes. Jennens was afterwards appointed to the Sapphire, and in the disastrous...

pillaging the town of West-Terschelling. The action becomes known as "Holmes's Bonfire". September 2 – The Great Fire of London begins as a blaze in a bakery...

North Foreland. 9–10 August (19–20 August New Style) – 'Holmes's Bonfire': Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads an English raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling...

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was divided between the two countries. Also known as Harman's Martinican Bonfire The squadron contained the following vessels; Ship of the line; Lion (58...

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