Dutch Geocoin 2007
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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Netherlands
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Michiel de Ruyter was a famous Dutch admiral.
He was born in Flushing in the year 1607. De Ruyter became famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. In these wars he fought the French and English and scored several major victories.
Michiel de Ruyter was loved by his sailors and soldiers: they nicknamed him: Bestevaêr (older Dutch for 'grandfather'). In 1676 he was fatally wounded during the Battle of Agosta when a cannonball hit his left leg. On 18 March 1677 De Ruyter was given a state funeral when his body was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.
Michiel de Ruyter is honoured by a statue in his birthplace Vlissingen, where he stands looking over the sea.
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