What the records say
- When
- 17 Sep 1666
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.91° N, 0.96° E
- Description
- 1666 battle
Placed at the town its title names, Dungeness.
Battle of Dungeness (1666)
1666 battle
The Battle of Dungeness or the Battle of Cape Dungeness was a naval battle that took place during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A combined French and Dutch fleet under Job Forant encountered a larger English fleet commanded by Admiral Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet. The English attacked and in poor visibility a series of encounters left several French and Dutch ships badly damaged.
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