Battle of Saldanha Bay | |||||||
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Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
Present day Saldanha Bay | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Dutch Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Johnstone | Gerrit Harmeyer | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12 warships + 7 armed transports | 8 vessels of the Dutch East India Company | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
none |
light 5 ships captured 1 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.