Four Days' Battle (1666)

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Four Days' Battle (1666) was a major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, notable as one of the longest naval battles in history between the English and Dutch fleets.

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instanceOf battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Vierdaagse Zeeslag ⓘ
belligerent Dutch fleet ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
casualties thousands of sailors killed and wounded ⓘ
combatType line-of-battle naval engagement ⓘ
commander Cornelis Tromp ⓘ
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
conflictSide Stuart England ⓘ
United Provinces of the Netherlands ⓘ
linked to: Dutch Republic
countryInvolved Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
duration 4 days ⓘ
endDate 1666-06-14 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy St James's Day Battle ⓘ
hasCategory 1666 in military history ⓘ
Naval battles of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
historicalPeriod Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
historicalRegion North Sea ⓘ
involvedForceType sailing warships ⓘ
location off the English Channel approaches ⓘ
off the Flemish coast ⓘ
southern North Sea ⓘ
navalTactics concentrated broadside fire ⓘ
line-ahead formation ⓘ
notableFor being one of the longest naval battles in history ⓘ
heavy losses on both sides ⓘ
opponent Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
partOf Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Lowestoft ⓘ
primaryWeapon ship-of-the-line artillery ⓘ
relatedEvent Raid on the Medway ⓘ
result Dutch victory ⓘ
shipLosses several Dutch ships lost ⓘ
significant number of English ships lost ⓘ
significance demonstrated Dutch tactical skill at sea ⓘ
influenced subsequent English naval strategy ⓘ
startDate 1666-06-11 ⓘ
strategicEffect temporarily weakened English naval power ⓘ
theatre North Sea theatre of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
year 1666 ⓘ

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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle → battleParticipatedIn → Four Days' Battle (1666) ⓘ
subject linked to: 1st Duke of Albemarle