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.

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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
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
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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St James's Day Battle followedBy Holmes's Bonfire