Battle of Texel (1673)

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The Battle of Texel (1673) was a major naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter successfully checked an Anglo-French force, helping to prevent invasion and secure the Dutch Republic during the Franco-Dutch War.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Texel (1673) (The Battle of Texel (1673) was a major naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter successfully checked an Anglo-French force, helping to prevent invasion and secure the Dutch Republic during the Franco-Dutch War.)

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Battle of Texel (1673) canonical 5
Battle of Texel 4
Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kijkduin ⓘ
belligerent Dutch Republic ⓘ
France ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses multiple ships sunk or burned on both sides ⓘ
several ships damaged on both sides ⓘ
commander Cornelis Tromp ⓘ
Jean II d’Estrées ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
Sir Edward Spragge ⓘ
Willem Joseph van Ghent ⓘ
conflict Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 11 August 1673 (Old Style) ⓘ
21 August 1673 ⓘ
followedBy peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Westminster (1674) ⓘ
hasCommanderForSide Jean II d’Estrées – France ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter – Dutch Republic ⓘ
linked to: Michiel de Ruyter

Prince Rupert of the Rhine – England ⓘ
hasParticipant Dutch navy ⓘ
French navy ⓘ
linked to: French Navy

Royal Navy ⓘ
involves line-of-battle tactics ⓘ
sailing ships of the line ⓘ
location North Sea ⓘ
off Texel ⓘ
off the Dutch coast ⓘ
notableDeath Sir Edward Spragge ⓘ
objective prevent Anglo-French landing on the Dutch coast ⓘ
partOf Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Schooneveld ⓘ
Second Battle of Schooneveld ⓘ
result Anglo-French invasion of the Dutch Republic prevented ⓘ
Dutch Republic secured from seaborne invasion in 1673 ⓘ
Dutch strategic victory ⓘ
significance helped force England to seek peace with the Dutch Republic ⓘ
last major fleet action of the Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
strengthened Dutch morale during the French invasion by land ⓘ
strength Anglo-French fleet of about 90 ships of the line ⓘ
Dutch fleet of about 75 ships of the line ⓘ
tacticalOutcome indecisive tactically but strategically favorable to the Dutch ⓘ
theatre North Sea theatre of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
year 1673 ⓘ

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

Anglo-Dutch Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → significantEvent → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter → notableWork → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Dutch navy of the Republic → notableBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Willem van de Velde the Younger → notableWork → The Battle of Texel ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)
Battle of Scheveningen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Texel ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)
Third Anglo-Dutch War → significantBattle → Battle of Texel ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)
Third Anglo-Dutch War → dateOfBattle → Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)
Philips van Almonde → participatedIn → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Battle of Schooneveld → followedBy → Battle of Texel ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)
Slag bij Scheveningen → hasEnglishName → Battle of Texel ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Texel (1673)