Battle of Stromboli

Battle of Stromboli
Part of the Franco-Dutch War

Painting of the battle by Théodore Gudin
Date8 January 1676
Location
Off Stromboli, Mediterranean Sea
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
 Dutch Republic
Spain		  France
Commanders and leaders
Michiel de Ruyter Abraham Duquesne
Strength
19 ships of the line or frigates
6 snows
5 fire ships[1]
1,200 guns[2]		 20 ships of the line
6 fireships[1]
1,500 guns[2]
Casualties and losses
340 killed or wounded[3]
1 ship of the line sunk[1]		 400 killed or wounded[3]

The Battle of Stromboli, also known as the Second Battle of Stromboli[4] or the Battle of Alicudi,[1] took place on 8 January, 1676, during the Franco-Dutch War. The battle occurred between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined fleet of 19 allied ships (18 Dutch and one Spanish ship) under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter. It lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again several months later at the Battle of Augusta in April.

  1. ^ a b c d Jenkins 1973, p. 57.
  2. ^ a b Blackmore 2014, p. 98.
  3. ^ a b Blok 1928, p. 379.
  4. ^ Winfield & Roberts 2017, p. 28.