Battle of Stromboli
| Battle of Stromboli | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
 The Combat against the Dutchs and the Spaniards at Stromboli Jean Antoine Gudin. Oil on Canvas. (1854) |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Provinces Spain
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 France
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michiel de Ruyter | Abraham Duquesne | ||||||
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| 19 ships of the line | 20 ships of the line | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 ship lost , 80 killed | 400 killed | ||||||
The naval Battle of Stromboli took place on 8 January 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined fleet of 19 Dutch and one Spanish ship under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter that lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again at the Battle of Augusta.
large convoy (The information above is about the First Battle of Stromboli on 11 February 1675)
Possibly should be 1 more large Dutch ship
Coordinates: 38°32′15″N 14°25′26″E / 38.5375°N 14.4239°E
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