Four Days' Battle

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The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.

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Four Days’ Battle 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Vierdaagse Zeeslag ⓘ
belligerent Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
campaign 1666 campaign of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
combatant Dutch fleet ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Cornelis Tromp ⓘ
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
duration 4 days ⓘ
DutchShipsLost several ships lost ⓘ
endDate 1666-06-14 ⓘ
EnglishShipsLost multiple ships of the line sunk or captured ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
followedBy St James's Day Battle ⓘ
hasMainTheater North Sea ⓘ
hasParticipant Dutch fleet ⓘ
English fleet ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance major engagement determining naval balance between England and the Dutch Republic ⓘ
involvedWeaponType naval artillery ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ
languageOfAlternativeName Dutch ⓘ
location near the Flemish coast ⓘ
off the English coast ⓘ
southern North Sea ⓘ
linked to: North Sea
monarchOfEnglishSide Charles II of England ⓘ
navalTactics line of battle ⓘ
navalTheater English Channel and southern North Sea ⓘ
notableFor being one of the bloodiest sea battles of the Age of Sail ⓘ
being one of the longest naval battles in history ⓘ
outcome strategic Dutch victory ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Lowestoft ⓘ
result Dutch victory ⓘ
startDate 1666-06-11 ⓘ
strategicEffect boosted Dutch morale ⓘ
temporarily weakened the Royal Navy ⓘ
year 1666 ⓘ

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

Anglo-Dutch Wars → notableBattle → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter → notableWork → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Dutch navy of the Republic → notableBattle → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Battle of Lowestoft → followedBy → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Cornelis Tromp → notableBattle → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Cornelis Tromp
Second Anglo-Dutch War → significantEvent → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
St James's Day Battle → precededBy → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Slag bij Lowestoft → followedBy → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Vierdaagse Zeeslag → hasEnglishName → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
The Four Days’ Battle, 1666 (drawings) → depicts → Four Days’ Battle ⓘ
linked to: Four Days' Battle
The Four Days’ Battle, 1666 (drawings) → historicalEventDepicted → Four Days’ Battle ⓘ
linked to: Four Days' Battle
Second Anglo-Dutch War → hasSignificantEvent → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
subject linked to: Second Dutch War
Battle of Orfordness → precededBy → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Battle of Vågen → followedBy → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Royal Charles → tookPartIn → Four Days' Battle ⓘ
Four Days' Fight → alsoKnownAs → Four Days' Battle ⓘ