Action at La Hogue (1692)

Action of La Hogue
Part of the Nine Years' War
The Battle of La Hogue, Adriaen van Diest
Date 21–24 May 1692 Location Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France 49°35′20″N 1°15′58″W / 49.589°N 1.266°W / 49.589; -1.266 Result Anglo-Dutch victory
Belligerents
England  Dutch Republic	France
Commanders and leaders
Edward Russell Philips van Almonde	Anne Tourville
Strength
14 ships of the line	12 ships of the line
Casualties and losses
None	12 ships of the line destroyed

The action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style (29 May (New Style)), 1692, during the Nine Years' War. The pursuing English fleet, under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, destroyed a number of French ships that had been beached near the port of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.