Sir Robert Holmes

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Sir Robert Holmes (ca. 1622 - 1692) was an English Admiral of the Restoration Navy. He took part in the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started.... Holmes is chiefly remembered for his exploits on the cruise to Guinea (1664) for the Royal African Company, and for the so-called Holmes's Bonfire of 1666." (Wiki)

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  • Forts and Castles Gold Coast
    Forts and Castles Gold Coast
    Ghana
    Inscribed: 1979
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    "On 10 April He (Robert Holmes) Captured Anta Castle On The Gold Coast And Several Other Small Strongholds And Ships. But The Greatest Coup Was The Capture Of The Principal Dutch Base In West Africa, Cape Coast Castle Near El Mina, On 1 May. (1664)" (Wiki)
  • Kunta Kinteh Island
    Kunta Kinteh Island
    Gambia
    Inscribed: 2003
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    "Up-River, On St. Andreas Island Near Jillifri, He (Robert Holmes) Then Captured A Fort Which Was Nominally The Duke Of Courland's, But Obviously In Dutch Hands, And Renamed The Spit Of Land James Island". (Wiki)
  • Wadden Sea
    Wadden Sea
    Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2009
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    "Holmes's Bonfire Was A Raid On The Vlie Estuary In The Netherlands ..... During The 2nd Anglo-Dutch War On 19 And 20 August 1666. The Attack, Named After The Commander Of The Landing Force, Rear-Admiral Robert Holmes, Was Successful In Destroying By Fire A Large Merchant Fleet Of 140 Ships." (Wiki) The Dutch Fleet Was Anchored In Vlieree ("Vlie Roads") Which Is Within The Boundaries Of The Wadden See Site
  • Island of Gorée
    Island of Gorée
    Senegal
    Inscribed: 1978
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    3