Battle of Plymouth

When

26 Aug 1652

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.96° N, 4.21° W

Description

1652 battle

Naval

yes

1652 naval battle of the Anglo-Dutch War

The Battle of Plymouth was a naval battle in the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 16 August 1652 (26 August 1652 and was a short battle, but had the unexpected outcome of a Dutch victory over England. General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England attacked an outward bound convoy of the Dutch Republic commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter.

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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 “First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Plymouth – A fleet from the Commonwealth of England attacks an outward-bound convoy of the Dutch Republic”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Ersten Englisch-Niederländischen Seekrieg siegen die Holländer unter Admiral Michiel de Ruyter in der Seeschlacht bei Plymouth über eine englische Flotte…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'amiral anglais George Ayscue attaque en Manche un convoi hollandais commandé par Michiel de Ruyter, à la bataille de Plymouth”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “16 (26) августа — морское Плимутское сражение”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Anglo-Dutch War1652 · War