The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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IO3 i of English menace and English force, towers far above that of the combined English and Holland fleets over the Invincible Armada. In 1588 the blasts of heaven were loosened upon the Spaniards. One of the very medals struck in Holland to cele- brate that event summed up the Whole story. The literal translation is : God breathed in wrath, and they were swept into nothingnessf' C' Ajflcwizf Dem ez' dz1s'sQpaz'z'szmZ ! D ' Tromp's victory was due to his perfect com- bination of the art and science of naval commander- ship and to the intrepidity, instincts, skill, and sailorship of his officers and men 3 to the head and heart of the man at the head, and the discipline and devotedness of each man behind the guns and at the tackling and handling of the sails-the pre- eminent Dutch seamen at the supremest era of the seven' United States of Holland. i i . 5 5435

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