The Second Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Vågen, 1665

In August 1665, the Battle of Vågen unfolded in Bergen, Norway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A Dutch merchant fleet, backed by unexpected Danish allies, clashed with a formidable English flotilla.
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[@nikhtose]

Fascinating! Hope you do one on De Ruyter's famous Raid on the Medway in 1667, a daring Dutch attack on England's main naval base that really turned the tables.

[@nikopalla9857]

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[@lollius88]

How daring of them to attack while negotiations were underway, am I right? But that would play against the Dutch nationalists narrative wouldnt it 🤣🤡

[@HD4amian]

@@lollius88Cry me a river, the size of the Medway.

[@lollius88]

@@HD4amian why dont u cry me a sea the size of dogger bank?

[@robin97rv]

​@@lollius88it was the worst naval defeat in your history. Still hurts i see.

[@b.elzebub9252]

_Michiel De Ruyter_ Anglophones: 14:15 MaCkhEeL DeE RoOiTur! I'm always astounded at how much trouble Dutch names give Anglophones for some reason. I mean, they even start completely making up letters now? There's no A in Michiel.. Where did that even come from?!

[@TOBISAA]

Love to see a video on my home city, one of the cannonballs from the battle is still stuck in one of the churches😂

[@thyownshadow5280]

Today, that would be a war crime. One can appreciate such a relic, moving forward. Good day to you.

[@azoniarnl3362]

This would make for a great movie! Following the perspective of each commander. Image seeing this battle on the screen..

[@Raitar100]

A video on Erwin Rommel in WW1 in his historic victory against italy with only 150 men and capturing/killed thousands would be cool. The battle of caperetto, or the 12th battle of isonzo if I recall correctly.

[@sonnyjim5268]

Very interesting and well produced. Thank you.

[@KHK001]

Another amazing video! love these naval battles!

[@mbryson2899]

Thank you for sharing your research, animation, editing, and excellent narration. 👍

[@davidhughes8357]

Excellent as always!!

[@derrickstorm6976]

So glad I got recommended this video, absolutely fantastic script and presentation 👏❤

[@ariyoiansky291]

That was great! I loved the detail, especially knowing the ships of the line and their positions.

[@willyvanloon1440]

I never heart from this battle, thank you for uploading it👍

[@herbers8791]

Great Video, but at 7:15 you say Dutch starboard side faces enemy, when you have shown the port(or larboard at the time) side facing the enemy

[@dutchrobb]

Thanks for another great upload. Never knew about this battle

[@robbabcock_]

Fantastic work!

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Awesome hoh as always 😊

[@Ali-bh9mz]

Hey love these videos, so informative, interesting to learn more about other history you wouldn't otherwise hear about. There was an admiral in my family that fought the Dutch (Admiral Duncan of Camperdown) I'd like to learn more about him and his exploits, if possible.

[@joslauwers7960]

Camperdown is during the Napoleonic period 11 october 1797. English won from the then Batavian Republic whiich was later the Kingdom of Holland and later incorporated into France until 1813

[@rcant3241]

Nice to see Lowestoft (easternmost town in the British Isles and home to the legendary Daryl Sutch - in your face, Land's End!) getting a shout out. While the nearby Battle of Sole Bay is commemorated in beer form by Adnam's of Southwold, I had not heard of the Battle of Lowestoft despite growing up in the area. Thank you for covering this less well-known conflict.

[@HenrichRGreve]

Supposedly the English landed sailors on Nordnes (where I grew up) to storm the cannot positions there but were driven back. The Nordness cannon battery was still made ineffective for a while because of damage from the ship cannons. Shortly after this battle a new cannon position was built in the same place with greater elevation and bastion structure. This is the current Frederiksberg fort in Bergen, less impressive than Bergenhus Fortress on the opposite side but still practical for military purpose. It never saw battle.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Please bring us more about this interesting time period

[@vikingwarlord2453]

Thanks i am learning a lot watching your videos

[@samdumaquis2033]

Very interesting, thanks

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and incredible historical coverage video about English-Duch is a war .shared by an excellent (house of history) channel

[@okejj_]

i love the naval battles!!!!

[@willek1335]

Thank you

[@ramus2027]

Could you make videos about the Scanian War? Perhaps the battle of Lund or Niels Juels naval battles?

[@ManMetKoekje]

Can you do the third Dutch Anglo war? Love your content very much❤

[@paulgaskins7713]

6:23 the idea of firing on another nations ships due to the impoliteness of their sailors is mind boggling; it really shows how high the stakes are nowadays and the tech we have. Not sure what those British sailors did but I would say flying your j-20 fighter within 40 ft of another nations b-52 that is flying in international waters is pretty impolite.

[@gregorylittle1461]

Thanks

[@dansmith4077]

Great video for the algorithm

[@HoH]

Glad you think so!

[@Thomas_Name]

What a strange battle. Had the Danes been committed to their alliance with the Brits they might have succeeded. Awesome to see a video on such a rarely discussed topic as the anglo-dutch wars. Great idea for a series.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Man, makes you want an Empire 2 TW.

[@NR-rv8rz]

What does 'promises of the order of the Garter mean? is it also some kind of threat?

[@manic2360]

The Most Noble Order of the Garter, English order of knighthood, ranked as the highest British civil and military honour obtainable.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

Before 1688, the Glorious Revolution where the English obtained Dutch secrets, Dutch cannon wete better, shooting further and more precise. After 1688, the English learned about cannon, shipbuilding and banking which enabled them to conquer the world.

[@OhioDan]

Interesting. Any reason why it was that specific time that the English made those advances?

[@godardvanreede8606]

@@OhioDan Because William of Orange, the Dutch Stadholder, took over Britain

[@alannolan5126]

Continue the Second Anglo-Dutch War i saw a Movie called "The Admiral" its about Michiel De Ruyter

[@andikaahong4269]

Frederik III: "damn you ahlefeldt!!! you just make us lose an easy money!!!!"

[@hughmc6986]

Could you do the battle of Lissa?

[@boogle785]

The battle of schoneveld or schooneveld ??? would be nice

[@vandpubsell]

The English weren't under the command of the Earl of Sandwich at Lowestoft, were they? I thought James, Duke of York was in command.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Incredible battle and video man! Suggestion: The battle of sluys, one of the lesser talked about victories of the english in the 100 years war, but an important one nonetheless.

[@CaptainSeato]

6:40 - isn't "starboard" the right side? And "port" the left?

[@MrShirial]

On boats & ships yeah

[@theoutlook55]

3 weeks in, how does this video have 68,000 likes but only 41,000 views?

[@PatFeyenoord]

Is there any info about the English ship with the name of the Dutch city: "Breda"? On 09:05. An earlier captured ship maybe?

[@godardvanreede8606]

Search for 'Declaration of Breda 1660' and you will have your answer. Breda was a special place for Charles.

[@PatFeyenoord]

Thank you!

[@oxygenasturia5706]

Really interesting none of the ships sunk even after such a long ongoing battle.

[@godardvanreede8606]

Ships were very difficult to actually sink in this time period

[@Dayvit78]

They mostly used roundshot which is basically an iron ball. It breaks wood, sometimes bounces off and sometimes flies though, but for the most part it's all above the water line. You can't fire a roundshot below the water line where it would actually contribute to sinking the ship.

[@indigenousnorwegianeuropa4145]

Vågen is still Vågen, Norway broke free from the Danish Crown in 1814 after «the 400 year(s) long night and Abolished the union with Sweden in 1905. Vågen however is still Vågen, in my hometown of Bergen, Norway💃🤳

[@nomooon]

11:02 how can the Danish declare a ceasefire when they are neutral and not engaged, and then even funnier is that why did the English began firing on Danish fort, when the Danish never tried to engage anyone...

[@oldlifter530]

Interesting 🤔

[@TontonMacoute]

I think your animation is upside down if the English ships “ shifted guns to port”. Port is to the left. I think you mean starboard. And it would have been the Dutch who would have aimed their guns to port.

[@kipl8444]

What is the specific name of the opening song?

[@otten5666]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@HoH]

Peacekeepers - Dream Cave

[@kipl8444]

@@HoH Thank you for providing me, I have been looking for this song for ages. The video itself was very good and I love how you do naval battles, me being Dutch is also a plus. Anyway, I am very happy you make video's about the Anglo Dutch wars, very informative.

[@fedda9999]

@@otten5666 legend

[@wyattjenkins7898]

This is why I loved TW Empire so much because the naval battles were SO EPIC!! And the sheer size of the campaign map made it feel more realistic and gave you more options and opportunities to expand…. Really hoping for another empire game in the future even tho CA is just gonna keep dropping literal 💩 like pharaoh, and Troy. Three kingdoms also wasn’t even a historical, and the warhammer series just needs to be laid to rest at this point and need to focus on their more core-veteran players and their concerns with the series

[@MrShirial]

Yeah, not only by game quality but ethics

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Yes! More naval battles! Loving this format man! Please consider doing the battle of trafalgar!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@KHK001]

Yeah! Maybe a collaboration with EHTV.

[@godardvanreede8606]

Not that battle again. Trafalgar has been covered to death. There are so many other battles to discuss in the age of Sail. The Four Days' Battle, Battle of the Downs, Battle of Solebay and so many others are super interesting but never covered

[@lollius88]

​@@godardvanreede8606 Cope and seethe dutchman, Trafalgar is a gem among battles. Although engagements like the St James' day battle or the Battle of Camperdown would be welcomed

[@godardvanreede8606]

@@lollius88 Well the Medway is coming first on this channel. Looking forward to that lol

[@lollius88]

@@godardvanreede8606 You know its embarrassing when your greatest assault was launched in the middle of negotiations with a financially troubled kingdom. But enjoy these little triumphs of yours while they last. There won't be any for you in the 18th or early 19th centuries. Kiss that No.1 maritime power trophy goodbye for good ;)

[@MrShirial]

Yay, my city ^^

[@ycplum7062]

It is unwise to make an enemy of one who isn't.

[@AngryGrape1337]

Now do the battle of Bobs. We all know that was the deciding blow tore apart the Bobs-And-Vagen Union.

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@laurbster2680]

earl of sandwich? i wonder what his favorite sandwich was

[@jeanmulligan4168]

Italian salami and tomAto

[@istvansipos9940]

an attack nobody should have even tried. defense is understandable under almost any circumsances, but why would you attack a roughly equal force??? just a wasteful way of asking for trouble.

[@beepboop204]

[@andraslibal]

14:21 Michel ... come on you should be able to pronounce this right

[@Judge_Magister]

The attitude of the Danish somewhat surprises me. The Dutch saved the Danes a few years earlier from Swedish aggression and possible occupation.

[@Norup928]

The Dutch betrayed danish trust and withdrew from the war leading to the loss of the richest regions of Denmark which were culturally danish and you didn’t save us the Swedes lost the assault on Copenhagen because of Danes not Dutch

[@Judge_Magister]

@@Norup928 the Dutch drove away the Swedish war fleet after a brief decisive battle prompting their marines to withdraw the siege of Kopenhagen.

[@Norup928]

@@Judge_Magister the reason the Swedes withdrew from Copenhagen was because of the assault on Copenhagen which miserably failed

[@Judge_Magister]

@@Norup928 that and the fact their naval blockade was ended by Dutch intervention which happened before the desperate attack of the Swedes, which was their last ditch attempt to turn the war in their favour.

[@xzxxx-km4vy]

You know whats the best part about these videos? It's that in reality none of that actually happened the way they make it sound in the videos, not even remotely close because there is no actual evidence or proof of anything no one was actually there to even assume the slightest minimum thing lmao.

[@alfa9267]

Always nice to see a video reminding the British that they do in fact NOT rule the waves

[@nemo6686]

You know port is the left side of a vessel and starboard is the right? Your graphics and commentary disagree on this point at 6:30 and 6:54

[@luftwaffe4987]

"You know port is the left side of a vessel and starboard is the right? Your graphics and commentary disagree on this point at 6:30 and 6:54"-🤓

[@tjo6252]

I've read it "battle of vegan" at first. Lol

[@MrShirial]

Lol it aint modern day

[@kjetilfolde9890]

The soldiers at Bergenhus were norwegians, not danish. The officers in the infantery in the danish army were often danish or german, but many norwegians became officers in the danish/norwegian fleet..

[@hermanngoulhorn581]

Battle of Vagen and bobs 🤣

[@JamesAce]

2 years later we showed the brits what for

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[@timumbra2476]

This channel is dying

[@otten5666]

you're dying

[@illusiveman1613]

Why do you have to be such a prick

[@braviodambe2371]

Dying? Theyre cooking it lately

[@aldosigmann419]

194,000 subscribers say otherwise scooter.

[@davidhunt8685]

Thanks