What the records say
- When
- 28 May 1672
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.40° N, 1.80° E
- Description
- 1672 first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War
- Naval
- yes
5 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Third Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of Solebay: An indecisive sea battle results, between the Dutch Republic, and the joined forces of England and France”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht in der Solebay können die Niederlande unter Admiral Michiel de Ruyter mit einem Überraschungsangriff die Seeblockade ihrer Küste durch die…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire navale hollandaise de l’amiral de Ruyter sur les Britanniques à la bataille de Solebay”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “28 мая (7 июня) — сражение при Солебее”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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