visited the site in February of that year, and (after further refinements were made to the design) building work began on 27 April.

The Dutch Raid and its aftermath

The situation was overtaken, however, by the escalating Anglo-Dutch conflict: on 10 June 1667 the still-incomplete fort was easily captured, together with the adjacent dockyard, by the Dutch Navy and used as the base for a daring raid on the English ships at anchor in the Medway. After

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