Four Days' Battle

When

11 Jun 1666 – 14 Jun 1666

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.40° N, 2.00° E

Description

naval battle in June 1666

Naval

yes

Large naval battle in June 1666 between England and the Netherlands; Dutch victory

The Four Days' Battle was a naval engagement fought from 11 to 14 June 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It began off the Flemish coast and ended near the English coast, and remains one of the longest naval battles in history.

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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 “June 14 (June 4 Julian calendar) – The Four Days' Battle between the Dutch Republic fleet (84 ships under the command of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter) and the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Nach der gewonnenen Viertageschlacht (Four Days Battle) glauben die Niederländer, die englische Flotte im Englisch-Niederländischen Krieg zerstört zu haben”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de l’amiral néerlandais de Ruyter sur la flotte anglaise à la bataille des Quatre Jours”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1 (11) июня—4 (14) июня — морское Четырёхдневное сражение”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Anglo-Dutch War4 Mar 1665 · War