308 NORTH SEA FISHERS AND FIGHTERS 



of the Coronation of George v. Dutchmen, who had 

 fought long and gallantly against the English in South 

 Africa, came to London as the guests of the King and 

 were honoured by him in a special fashion. 



A few months after he flaunted his broom, if he did 

 so at all, Tromp died. He fell in one of the indecisive 

 sea-fights ; but his name was gallantly upheld by his son 

 Cornelius, who, in the second Dutch war, fought bravely, 

 especially at the battle of Solebay, or South wold Bay, 

 in Suffolk. In the third Dutch war with England 

 Cornelius Tromp again distinguished himself, and he 

 was the admiral who later came to England to be 

 honoured by the King. The names of Tromp, De Ruyter, 

 and Opdam stand side by side with those of Blake, 

 Monk, Myngs, the Earl of Sandwich, the Duke of 

 York, and Prince Rupert, and the other fighters of the 

 fierce Dutch wars. 



This long strife gave to England the bloodiest of 

 all her naval battles, and some of the hardest struggling 

 took place either on the open North Sea or the shores 

 of it. Lowestoft is particularly associated with the sea- 

 dogs of two and more centuries ago, and the old parish 

 church contains many tablets to their memory. The 

 Lowestoft admirals Allen and Utber and a Lowestoft 

 captain also named Utber took part in the fight off 

 Lowestoft on 3rd June 1665, when the English fleet 

 consisted of 114 ships, commanded by the Duke of 

 York, Prince Rupert, and Montague, Earl of Sandwich. 

 The Dutch, under Admiral Opdam, had the wind 

 against them ; but they fought gallantly till they were 

 defeated, with a loss of 18 ships and 7000 men, the 

 English loss being only i ship and 700 men. The 



