The Battle of Landguard Fort or the Attack on Landguard Fort was a battle towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War on 2 July 1667 where a Dutch force attacked Landguard Fort near Felixstowe. It was intended to clear the way for an attack on the English Royal naval anchorage at Harwich. After repeated attempts the Dutch attack planned by Michiel de Ruyter
was repelled and as a result the planned attack on Harwich was
abandoned. It was one of the last battles of the war in Europe before
the Treaty of Breda was signed.[2]
WIKI
Photos from Felixstowe Museum
WIKI
Photos from Felixstowe Museum
"Suffolk Invasion" by Frank Hussey is a really good read about it.
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