The Raid on the Medway, also called the Battle of the Medway, was a catastrophic failure for England born of royal neglect. After the Great Plague and Fire of London, King Charles II's treasury was empty, and the powerful English fleet had been laid up 'in ordinary' at Chatham, with sailors dismissed and unpaid. Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, a disciplined and devout commander, saw the opportunity. His forces first captured the fort at Sheerness on June 7th. By June 10th, they had broken throu

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