Dutch Naval History, and Netherlands 16th century Maps.

The Battle Of The Texel marks De Ruyter’s finest hour. This battle earned him his place the truly greatest admiral in the entire history of sea warfare. If had lost this battle, Holland, or The United Provinces as Holland was called at the time, would had ceased to exist as an independant Nation. This tiny country was by far the richest nation in the world and the envy of the permanently needy and always greedy monarchies England and France, who had decided to it up between them. During the entire battle