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Old 05-11-2018, 11:19 PM
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Thank you.

The flag shows an arm which holds a sword. It was the sign to attack the enemy. You can see it on this painting:

A 17th century Dutch man-of-war (around 1660)-schermafbeelding-2018-05-12-om-07.16.04.png

The Dutch fleet intervened here in a conflict between Sweden and Denmark, controlling the Sound, the main gateway to the Baltics. Bad for our trade...
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