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Battle of Dogger Bank | |||||||
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Part of War of the Grand Alliance | |||||||
Jean Bart, Mathieu Elias | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Dutch Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean Bart | Rutger Bucking † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7 frigates 1 fireship 2 longboats 2 privateers |
5 frigates 112 merchant ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
31 killed and wounded |
Unknown killed and wounded 1,200 captured 4 frigates destroyed 1 frigate captured 25 merchant ships destroyed |
The Battle of Dogger Bank is the name of a battle which took place on 17 June 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting.