[1673]
England and France at war with Holland. Spain at war with France in Belgium. September 16 the Emperor declares war on France.
Background - from official documents in the archives
[5/1, 6/1 see in item 30]
19/2 ... in the afternoon ... a troop of cavalry, 25 strong, chosen from the best and most presentable of the soldiers, were paraded for the first time within this fortress ...
5/3 ... towards noon reached the mouth of the bay, all decked out for victory ... Vliegende Swaan coming from Saint Helena ... the fortunate conquest of the said island without any resistance worth mentioning ... the garrison did not await our force, taking flight in an English ship which had arrived with ... soldiers and ammunition from England ...
22/3 ... on the Lions Head ... a flagstaff to be planted ... three men to keep watch there, with one or two little guns [‘camerstukjes’] ... the number of the ships arriving given by the firing of that same number of shots ...
15/4 ... shortly before dark arrived ... Frans Europa which had sailed for the Fatherland from Batavia on February 4 with five other flutes* ...
20/4 ... the remaining five return-flutes safely reached these roads [Alphen, Wapen van ter Veer, Pynacker, Stermeer, Papenburgh]
29/4 ... resolved to send ... the Captain Bredenbagh to Saint Helena as Administrator, in the flute the Frans Europa ... the commander of the soldiers here to be the Ensign Dircq Jansen Smient, with promotion to Lieutenant ... and as Ensign the Serjeant Jeronimus Cruse ...
1/5 The flute Frans Europa with Captain Breitenbagh ... bound for Saint Helena ... set sail ...
11/5 ... the return-ships [as 20/4] set sail and soon left the bay ...
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