What the records say
- When
- 27 Jul 1704
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.05° N, 1.74° E
- Description
- 1704 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Orford Ness (1704)
1704 battle of the Great Northern War
The Battle of Orford Ness was fought between a southbound Swedish merchant convoy escorted by the 56-gun ship of the line Öland and an English squadron of eight ships of the line and a frigate off Orford Ness on 7 August 1704. The English squadron, under Rear-admiral William Whetstone, began following the convoy upon sighting it.
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