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- متى
- 21 يوليو 1781
- النوع
- معركة
- إحداثيات
- 33.02° S, 17.95° E
- Description
- 1781 naval action between Royal Navy and Dutch East India Company
Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781)
1781 battle of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India Company ships; her own crew destroyed a sixth. Casualties on the Dutch side were minimal if any, and there were no British casualties.
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