The Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands - also
known as the Dutch War of Independence - was nearing its end in the
1640s. Dunkirk, in the Spanish Netherlands, was a base for the
notorious Dunkirkers, effectively privateers who undertook
piratical raids. The United Provinces repeatedly attempted to halt
their activities, but King Charles I of England favoured the
Spanish cause, and in 1642 sent English ships to break the Dutch
blockade. However, their mission was unsuccessful, as they were
soon halted by the Parliamentarian section of the Navy.
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