Battle of Nevis

Battle of Nevis
	Part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
	; Present view of the west coast of Nevis
Date	20 May 1667
Location	Caribbean Sea off Nevis
Result	English victory Franco-Dutch invasion failure;
Belligerents
Dutch Republic; France	England
Commanders and leaders
Abraham Crijnssen; Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre	Captain John Berry
Strength
20 warships, 12 transports,; 1,100 troops	11 Ships
Casualties and losses
2 ships lost	1 ship lost

The Battle of Nevis on 20 May 1667 was a confused naval clash in the Caribbean off the island of Nevis during the closing stages of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English squadron and an Allied Franco-Dutch fleet intent on invading the island. The battle ended up being an English victory in that it prevented a Franco-Dutch invasion of Nevis.

^ Paquette pg. 4 The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion
^ Webb, Stephen Saunders pg. 315 1676: The End of American Independence
^ Marley p.167

[autogenerated-1] Paquette pg. 4 The Lesser Antilles in the Age of European Expansion

[autogenerated3-2] Webb, Stephen Saunders pg. 315 1676: The End of American Independence

[autogenerated1-3] Marley p.167

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