The daring raid on the Medway in June 1667, when the Dutch navigated the treacherous shoals and sandbanks of the Thames estuary and the Medway and attacked King Charles' ships laid up below Chatham, was one of the worst defeats in the Royal Navy's history. P.G. Rogers' vivid account of the raid and its significance sheds a fascinating light on the English navy of Pepys's day.
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