Ruyter

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Ruyter [ˈraɪtə (Dutch) ˈrœitər]

(Biographies / Ruyter, Michiel Adriaanszoon de (1607-1676) M, Dutch, MILITARY: admiral) Michiel Adriaanszoon de (miːˈxiːl ˌaːdriˈaːnsun də). 1607-76, Dutch admiral, noted for actions in the Anglo-Dutch wars in 1652-53, 1665-67, 1672, and 1673, when he prevented an Anglo-French invasion

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