Wars of Louis Quatorze
A military history of the 17th century and the 18th century
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Battle of Texel 1673
Wiki
here
. I'm not that interested in naval battles but this painting is excellent and is worth enjoying.
By
Willem van de Velde, the younger
, painted
1683
. The ship at the centre is Dutch Admiral
Cornelis Tromp
's flagship
Gouden Leeuw
, 82 guns.
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