Battle of Beachy Head

When

10 Jul 1690

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.74° N, 0.25° E

Description

naval engagement fought on 10 July 1690

Naval

yes

1690 battle of the Nine Years' War

The Battle of Beachy Head, also known as the Battle of Béveziers, was a fleet action fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War. The battle was the most significant French naval victory over their Grand Alliance opponents during the war. The Dutch lost seven ships of the line and three fire ships. Their English allies also lost one ship of the line, whereas the French did not lose a single vessel.

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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 “July 10 (June 30 O.S.) – Battle of Beachy Head: the Anglo-Dutch navy is defeated by the French, giving rise to fears of a Jacobite invasion of England”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht von Beachy Head besiegt eine anzahlmäßig stärkere französische Flotte eine Streitmacht von englisch-niederländischen Geschwadern”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морское сражение при Бичи-Хед”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “比奇角海戰（也稱為Bévéziers戰役）：英國-荷蘭聯合艦隊被法國海軍擊敗，引起人們擔心詹姆斯黨入侵英格蘭。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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