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Battle of Stromboli
| Battle of Stromboli | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
 Painting of the battle by Théodore Gudin | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dutch Republic  Spain |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Michiel de Ruyter |
 Abraham Duquesne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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19 ships of the line or frigates 6 snows 5 fire ships[1] 1,200 guns[2] |
20 ships of the line 6 fireships[1] 1,500 guns[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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340 killed or wounded[3] 1 ship of the line sunk[1] | 400 killed or wounded[3] | ||||||
The Battle of Stromboli, also known as the Second Battle of Stromboli[4] or the Battle of Alicudi,[1] took place on 8 January, 1676, during the Franco-Dutch War. The battle occurred between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined fleet of 19 allied ships (18 Dutch and one Spanish ship) under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter. It lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again several months later at the Battle of Augusta in April.
- ^ a b c d Jenkins 1973, p. 57.
- ^ a b Blackmore 2014, p. 98.
- ^ a b Blok 1928, p. 379.
- ^ Winfield & Roberts 2017, p. 28.
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