Battle of Orfordness

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The Battle of Orfordness, also known as the St James's Day Battle, was a major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War fought in 1666 between the English and Dutch fleets off the east coast of England.

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Battle of Orfordness canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs St James's Day Battle ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
belligerent England ⓘ
combatType naval warfare ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 25 July 1666 (Old Style) ⓘ
4 August 1666 (New Style) ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
fleetInvolved Dutch fleet ⓘ
English fleet ⓘ
followedBy Raid on the Medway ⓘ
hasCasualties Dutch fleet ⓘ
English fleet ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
location North Sea ⓘ
off Orford Ness ⓘ
off the east coast of England ⓘ
namedAfter Feast of St James ⓘ
linked to: St James's Day
notableCommander Cornelis Tromp ⓘ
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
opponent Dutch navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
outcome strategic Dutch victory ⓘ
partOf Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Second Anglo-Dutch War naval campaign of 1666 ⓘ
precededBy Four Days' Battle ⓘ
region off Suffolk coast ⓘ
result Dutch victory ⓘ
significance one of the major naval engagements of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
tacticalNature line-of-battle engagement ⓘ
year 1666 ⓘ

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St James's Day Battle → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Orfordness ⓘ