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Battle of Palermo
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| Battle of Palermo | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
 A painting of the battle by Pierre Puget | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 France |
 Dutch Republic  Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Duke of Mortemart |
Jan den Haen † Diego de Ibarra † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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24 ships of the line 5 frigates 25 galleys 9 fireships |
14 ships of the line 13 frigates 19 galleys 4 fireships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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~200 killed and wounded 9 fireships destroyed |
~1,960 killed and wounded 3 ships of the line destroyed 4 frigates destroyed 2 galleys destroyed | ||||||
The Battle of Palermo took place on 2 June 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War, between a French force sent to support a revolt in the city of Messina against the Spanish rule in Sicily, and a Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force.
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