St. James's Day Battle

When

4 Aug 1666 – 5 Aug 1666

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.37° N, 1.60° E

Description

1666 battle

Naval

yes

Naval battle of the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War

The St James' Day Battle took place on 25 July 1666, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English fleet commanded jointly by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and George Monck, and a Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral 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 “August 4 (July 25 Julian calendar) – In the St. James's Day Battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the English Royal Navy, under the command of Prince Rupert of…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der St. James’s Day Fight (Tweedagse Zeeslag), eine zweitägige Seeschlacht, endet mit einem Erfolg der Engländer”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire anglaise sur les Pays-Bas à la bataille de la Saint-Jacques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “25 июля (4 августа) — морское сражение в день Святого Иакова”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Anglo-Dutch War4 Mar 1665 · War