What the records say
- When
- 20 May 1667
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 17.09° N, 62.61° W
- Description
- 1667 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Nevis
1667 naval battle
The Battle of Nevis on 20 May 1667 was a confused naval clash in the Caribbean off the island of Nevis during the closing stages of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English squadron and an Allied Franco-Dutch fleet intent on invading the island. The battle ended up being an English victory in that it prevented a Franco-Dutch invasion of Nevis.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht vor Nevis in der Karibik wehren englische Schiffe eine geplante Invasion der Karibikinsel Nevis durch eine niederländisch-französische…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “морское сражение у Невиса”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page