The defences proved their worth when a Dutch attack was beaten off in 1667.

The relatively small number of defenders repulsed the Dutch attack, which was not repeated.

The walls repelled a Dutch attack successfully in 1602.

The Dutch attack caught the crew off guard and many to fled into the ship's hold.

They returned to Tidore on 3 May having received word from the fort of a Dutch attack.

However, the assault failed because the Spanish had improved their defenses in the face of Dutch attacks earlier in the century.

In 1609 he repelled a Dutch naval attack by the coasts of Galicia.

Trade unions temporarily stopped to function during the Dutch attack in December 1948.

This made it probable that the Dutch attack happened in the morning.

Forcing the Irish troops back, the Dutch attack was supported by Reading men shooting from their windows.