Battle

Action of 4 February 1781

1781 · 18.59° N, 63.43° W

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When
1781
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
18.59° N, 63.43° W
Description
naval engagement of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
Naval
yes

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Action of 4 February 1781

1781 Fourth Anglo-Dutch War naval engagement

The action of 4 February 1781 was fought off Sombrero, Anguilla, during Fourth Anglo-Dutch War between the British and Dutch navies. A British squadron of two ships of the line and one frigate under Captain Francis Reynolds captured a Dutch ship of the line under Schout-bij-nacht Willem Krul along with a convoy of 30 merchantmen he was escorting.

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