Battle of Barfleur

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The Battle of Barfleur was a major 1692 naval engagement of the Nine Years' War in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet clashed with the French off the coast of Normandy, helping to check French naval dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
aim to protect the planned French invasion of England to restore James II ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Barfleur–La Hogue ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barfleur
belligerent Anglo-Dutch fleet ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
coast Normandy coast ⓘ
linked to: Normandy
combatType line-of-battle engagement ⓘ
commander Anne Hilarion de Tourville ⓘ
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 29 May 1692 ⓘ
effect marked decline of French naval supremacy in the Channel ⓘ
endDate 29 May 1692 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
fleetStrength English and Dutch fleet of about 82 ships of the line ⓘ
French fleet of about 44 ships of the line ⓘ
followedBy Battle of La Hogue ⓘ
involvedAlliance Grand Alliance ⓘ
involvedMonarch Louis XIV of France ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
location English Channel ⓘ
off Barfleur, Normandy ⓘ
namedAfter Barfleur, France ⓘ
navalTactics line ahead formation ⓘ
notableShip Britannia ⓘ
Royal Sovereign ⓘ
Soleil Royal ⓘ
opposingCommander Anne Hilarion de Tourville ⓘ
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford ⓘ
outcome French invasion fleet plan thwarted ⓘ
partOf Barfleur–La Hogue campaign ⓘ
War of the Grand Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War
precededBy French victory at Beachy Head ⓘ
result strategic Anglo-Dutch victory ⓘ
tactical French victory ⓘ
significance checked French naval dominance ⓘ
helped secure Allied control of the Channel ⓘ
startDate 29 May 1692 ⓘ
theatre maritime theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
year 1692 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → followedBy → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → notableBattle → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Edward Russell
Anne Hilarion de Tourville → notableWork → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → precededBy → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Battle of Lagos (1693) → precededBy → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Battle of Barfleur → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Barfleur–La Hogue ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barfleur
Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville → notableBattle → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
subject linked to: Anne Hilarion
Anne Hilarion de Tourville → notableWork → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
subject linked to: comte de Tourville
Battle of Barfleur (1692) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Barfleur–La Hougue (in some English sources) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barfleur
Battle of La Hougue → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Barfleur and La Hougue ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Barfleur
Battle of La Hougue → precededBy → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Sir George Rooke → participatedIn → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
George Byng → battle → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Edward Russell → battle → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
English navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
George Rooke → notableWork → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
George Rooke → participatedIn → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
HMS Barfleur → namedAfter → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Royal Sovereign → notableEngagement → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Soleil Royal → participatedIn → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville → participantIn → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
subject linked to: Anne
Sir Cloudesley Shovell → notableBattle → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
HMS Britannia (1682) → participatedIn → Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
subject linked to: Britannia