| Battle of Saldanha Bay | |||||||
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| Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 George Johnstone |
Gerrit Harmeyer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5 ships of the line 3 frigates 2 sloops 1 fireship 1 bomb ship 7 troopships | 8 merchant ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
5 merchant ships captured 1 merchant ship destroyed | ||||||
The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India Company ships; her own crew destroyed a sixth. Casualties on the Dutch side were minimal if any, and there were no British casualties.