Action at Cherbourg (1692)

Action at Cherbourg
Part of the Nine Years' War

Destruction of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of the Hogue, Adriaen van Diest
Date21–22 May 1692
Location49°38′N 1°37′W / 49.63°N 1.62°W / 49.63; -1.62
Result Anglo-Dutch victory
Belligerents
 England
 Dutch Republic
 France
Commanders and leaders
Ralph Delaval Anne Tourville
Strength
11 ships of the line
3 fireships
3 ships of the line
2 frigates
1 fireship
Casualties and losses
3 fireships destroyed 3 ships of the line destroyed
2 frigates destroyed
1 fireship destroyed

The action at Cherbourg was fought on 21 and 22 May Old Style (1st and 2 June New Style) 1692 as part of the aftermath of the Battle of Barfleur which had just been fought on 19 May (Old Style) 1692.