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Battle of Augusta
| Battle of Augusta | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
.jpg) Combat naval devant Augusta dans le golfe de Messine, 21 avril 1676, oil on canvas by Ambroise Louis Garneray, 1836 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic  Spain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco de la Cerda  Michiel de Ruyter † |
Abraham Duquesne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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27 ships of the line and frigates 1,300-1,450 guns[1][2][3][4] |
34 ships of the line and frigates 1,760–2,200 guns[1][2][5][4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~2,000 killed or wounded[6] | ~2,000 killed or wounded[6] | ||||||
The Battle of Augusta [a] took place near Augusta, Sicily on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War. It featured a French fleet under Abraham Duquesne, and a combined Dutch-Spanish fleet, under the overall command of Francisco de la Cerda.
For much of the battle, only part of each fleet was engaged, and despite heavy casualties and severe damage, neither side lost any ships. It ended when the Dutch admiral, Michiel de Ruyter, extracted his squadron from being attacked by superior French numbers, although he was mortally wounded in doing so. The fleets separated next day without resuming the battle, and the result was inconclusive.
- ^ a b Blok 1928, p. 390.
- ^ a b De Jonge 1859, p. 599.
- ^ Sweetman 1997, p. 109.
- ^ a b Jenkins 1973, p. 59.
- ^ Sweetman 1997, p. 108.
- ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 98.
- ^ Carsten 1961, p. 296.
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