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Dutch Warships Ordered Out of Our Bay in 24 Hours
News from the era reports that Dutch men of war, noted as Wittenhorst, Elias, and Ymans, were ordered by the King’s governor to depart the Bay within 24 hours. They sailed the next day toward La Rotta, awaiting four merchant ships to escort them to Texel, amid broader European moves following the Hanover Treaty.
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Wittenhorst
Elias
Ymans
la Rotta
Texel
Spain
Republick
Great Britain
Ur Army
Crenflor
Madrid
Duke of Ormond
St. Ildefonso
Rusha
Duke Wharton
Caramanchel
Diz
America
Viena
Ratisbon
Upper Rhine
Aulich
Council of War
Philipsburg
Kehl
Baron de Reperda
Hague
Court of Madrid
Leas
Hanover
van Sommerdyk
Frejus
Europe
Czarina
Count Golofskin
Duke of Holsteyn
Monsieur le Plat
Turin
Warsaw
Mitrau
Courland