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amsterdam_BTS t1_j6fubb7 wrote
Reply to comment by DeRuyter67 in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
Ah. I grew up in the USA, so Dutch history is not my forte despite it being my first language.
amsterdam_BTS t1_j6dxzzc wrote
Reply to comment by NorthOfTheBigRivers in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
Was it during the Rampjaar that a French cavalry force captured a Dutch ship that was frozen in the ice in I think the Zuider Zee? (Of was het in de Ijselmier?)
amsterdam_BTS t1_j6fxxzl wrote
Reply to comment by DeRuyter67 in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak
Done. Thanks.
It's very odd. I grew up speaking Dutch at home, and both my parents speak not just fluent but eloquent Dutch (university professor and literary translator) so my Dutch is very, very good, but has a weird accent and I know next to nothing about the history and political system. Gets me free beers and strange conversations whenever I'm in NL.