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1652-1784 Anglo Dutch Wars

The Anglo-Dutch Wars were naval-centric conflicts fought over trade dominance, colonial expansion, and maritime power. While primarily at sea, some actions also occurred in colonial territories. Studies rely on naval logs, period battle charts, eyewitness paintings, and site visits to fortifications and coastal battlefields, analysing how technology and geography shaped outcomes.

Dutch Attack on the Medway, June 1667

⚔️ Battle of Carlisle Bay, Barbados,
30 April 1665

The Battle of Carlisle Bay, on 29 April 1665, was a clash between a Dutch naval fleet led by Michiel de Ruyter and the British coastal defenses around Bridgetown Barbados. The battle was one of the opening clashes of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, as these two powerful maritime states sought to dominate trade routes. Although De Ruyter destroyed an English convoy at Carlisle Bay his fleet was severely damaged and unable to lodge ground forces on Barbados of the island.