Holmes's Bonfire
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Holmes's Bonfire was a 1666 English naval attack during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which Admiral Sir Robert Holmes led a destructive raid on Dutch shipping and coastal targets.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Second Anglo-Dutch War
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ naval raid ⓘ |
| aftermath |
destruction of property on Terschelling
ⓘ
significant loss of Dutch merchant ships ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holmes’s Fire
NERFINISHED
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Raid on Terschelling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | fires set by English forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert Holmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Robert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| damage | large-scale burning of ships and warehouses ⓘ |
| date | 1666 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1666-08-24 ⓘ |
| era | Restoration England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Anglo-Dutch naval operations in 1666 ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Frisian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Dutch coast
ⓘ
Terschelling NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | use of fireships and bombardment ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| monarchDuringEvent | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | naval attack on Dutch shipping ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Robert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant | Royal Navy officers and sailors under Holmes ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | English fleet under Robert Holmes ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Anglo-Dutch rivalry for maritime and commercial dominance ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier English raids on Dutch shipping in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Raid on the Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1666-08-19 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to damage Dutch maritime commerce
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to destroy Dutch shipping in the Vlie roadstead ⓘ |
| target |
Dutch coastal settlements
ⓘ
Dutch merchant shipping ⓘ warehouses on Terschelling ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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