What the records say
- When
- 11 May 1689
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.65° N, 9.72° W
- Description
- 1689 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Bantry Bay
1689 battle of the Nine Years' War
The Battle of Bantry Bay was on 11 May 1689, a week before the declaration of the Nine Years' War between the English and French navies. The English were commanded by Admiral Arthur Herbert, while the French were under the command of François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Bantry Bay begins during the Williamite War in Ireland as the French fleet under the Marquis de Châteaurenault is able to protect its transports”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Seeschlacht vor der Bantry Bay zwischen der englischen und der französischen Flotte endet unentschieden”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire navale française à la bataille de la baie de Bantry, au large de l’Irlande”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морское сражение при бухте Бентри”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page