Raid on the Medway (1666 AD)
Raid on the Medway took place in 1666 AD during Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1666 AD
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: Second Anglo-Dutch War
- Commanders (A): Michiel de Ruyter, Cornelis de Witt, Willem van Ghent, Aert Jansse van Nes
- Commanders (B): Prince Rupert of the Rhine, George Monck
- Casualties: approx. 50–150 men killed or wounded|8 fireships expended500 men killed or wounded|13 ships destroyed|2 ships captured|30 ships scuttled
- Outcome: Dutch victory
- Coordinates: 51.404°, 0.532°
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