He was the Dutch commander at the defeat of a superior Spanish fleet at the Battle of the Downs (1639).

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Among the more disturbing provisions of the current defense budget is its slashing of the United States Navy carrier battle fleet.

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By 1904, Japan had astounded the world by defeating Russia's imperial fleet in the Battle of Tsushima Straits, which was also a prelude to the Japanese invasion and occupation of Manchuria.

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It's the sort of battle familiar to Fleet Street veterans like Murdoch and Rothermere, who in recent times have had to grapple with the popularity of the Internet.

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In short, the Department of Defense has built a fleet that can move our forces into battle, but to sustain those forces over a prolonged period of conflict, the Nation will still have to rely on the merchant marine.

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In 1653, Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was killed following the battle of Terheijde with the English fleet off the Dutch coast.

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However, just when the Egyptian troops were on the brink of success, the Ottoman fleet was inadvertently destroyed at Navarino in a battle with the British, French and Russians.

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For example, in the Battle of Midway, both sides knew the enemy fleet existed, but they did not know where.

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In 1759, in the battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years War, the British fleet commanded by Admiral Hawke destroyed the French invasion fleet under Admiral Conflans.

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In 1904, the Russian Fleet took heavy losses when the Japanese fleet blocked them as they were trying to escape from Port Arthur in the battle of the Yellow Sea, part of the Russian-Japanese War.

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Philip was commended for his operation of searchlights during a 1941 night battle near Cape Matapan, where the British destroyed much of the Italian fleet.

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It ended its career on Tuesday by taking part in the international fleet review off Portsmouth which formed the centrepiece of events to mark the anniversary of the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.

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They say that the Red Cliffs, the cliffs that give their name to both the famous battle and the John Woo movie are still charred black to this day because of smoke from the burning fleet.

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