St. James' Day Battle

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St James' Day Battle
Part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Engraving showing the St. James Day battle August 4th, 1666, between English and Dutch ships
Date 25 July (Julian calendar) or 4 August (Gregorian calendar), 1666 Location near North Foreland, England Result English victory
Belligerents
England	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Prince Rupert George Monck	Michiel de Ruyter
Strength
81–90 ships of the line and frigates[1][2] 16 fireships	88–90 ships of the line and frigates[1][2] 20 fireships 9 yachts
Casualties and losses
1 ship sunk[2] c. 300 killed	2 ships lost (sources vary)[1][2] c. 800 killed

The St James' Day Battle^[a] took place on 25 July 1666 ^[b] (4 August 1666 in the Gregorian calendar), during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English fleet commanded jointly by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and George Monck, and a Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.

Although a clear English victory, this ultimately proved to be of limited strategic value.

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