Battle of Texel

When

21 Aug 1673

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

53.15° N, 4.60° E

Description

naval battle off the island of Texel (1673) between Dutch and combined English and French fleets

Naval

yes

1673 battle of the Franco-Dutch War and Third Anglo-Dutch War

The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the western coast of the island of Texel on 21 August 1673 between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets. It was the last major battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, which was itself part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678), during which Louis XIV of France invaded the Republic and sought to establish control over the Spanish Netherlands.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Texel (Kijkduin): The Dutch fleet under Michiel de Ruyter defeats the English and French fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Seeschlacht vor Texel vereiteln die Niederländer ein Landungsvorhaben der Engländer”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “combat naval au Texel”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “11 (21) августа — сражение при Текселе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page