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Action at Cherbourg (1692)
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| Action at Cherbourg | |||||||
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| Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Destruction_du_Soleil_Royal_%C3%A0_la_bataille_de_La_Hougue_1692.jpg) Destruction of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of the Hogue, Adriaen van Diest | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 England  Dutch Republic |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Ralph Delaval |
 Anne Tourville | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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.
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