Battle of Stromboli
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The naval Battle of Stromboli took place on 8 January 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War
between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne
and a combined fleet of 19 Dutch and one Spanish ship under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter
that lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again at the Battle of Augusta.
large convoy
(The information above is about the First Battle of Stromboli on 11 February 1675)
Possibly should be 1 more large Dutch ship
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War, often called simply the Dutch War was a war fought by France, Sweden, the Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the United Netherlands, which were later joined by the Austrian Habsburg lands, Brandenburg and Spain to form a quadruple alliance...
between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne
Abraham Duquesne
Other topics that could fall under Duquesne can be found at Marquis Duquesne Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet was a French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Royal Swedish Navy. He was born in Dieppe, a seaport, in 1610, and was a Huguenot...
and a combined fleet of 19 Dutch and one Spanish ship under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...
that lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again at the Battle of Augusta.
France (Duquesne)
- 20 ships including:
- Sceptre 80 (flagship, Louis Victor de Rochechouart)
- Saint Esprit 70 (Duquesne)
- Saint Michel 60 (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières)
- LysFrench ship Lys (1669)The Lys was a 70-gun 3-decker ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Audibert. She was the first ship of the line to feature suspended lamps instead of candels....
70 (Almeras)
- 6 other battleships
- 4 ships under Valbelle
large convoy
(The information above is about the First Battle of Stromboli on 11 February 1675)
Avant-garde (Preuilly d'Humières)
- Prudent 54 (Chevalier de La Fayette)
- Parfait 60 (Monsieur de Chasteneuf)
- Saint Michel 60 (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières, chef d'escadreChef d'escadreIn the ancien Régime French Navy, the rank of chef d'escadre was equivalent to the present-day rank of rear admiral. It was replaced in 1791 by the rank of "contre-amiral" ....
) - Fier 48 (Monsieur de Chabert)
- Mignon 46 (Monsieur de Relingues)
- AssuréFrench ship Assuré (1667)The Assuré was a 54-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Hubac.She was named Lys in 1667, and renamed Assuré on 24 June 1671.From 3 March 1674, she was fitted as a fireship under Captain du Mesny des Vaux...
56 (Phillippe Le Valois, Marquis de Villette-Mursay) - fireship (Chevalier de Beauvoisis)
- fireship (Chevalier de La Galissonière)
Corps de bataille (Duquesne)
- Sage 54 (Marquis de Langeron)
- Syrène 46 (Chevalier de Bèthune)
- Pompeux 72 (Chevalier de Valbelle, commandeur)
- Saint Esprit 72 (Lt-general Abraham Du Quesne, commander-in-chief)
- Sceptre 80 (Chevalier de Tourville)
- Éclatant 60 (Monsieur de Coux)
- Téméraire 54 (Chevalier de L'Hery)
- Aimable 56 (Monsieur de La Barre)
- fireship (cpt. Champagne)
- fireship (cpt. Honorat)
Arriere-garde (Gabaret)
- Vaillant 54 (Monsieur de Sptesme)
- Apollon 52 (Chevalier de Forbin)
- Grand 72 (Monsieur de Beaulieu)
- Sans Pareil 70 (Louis Gabaret, chef d'escadre, captain Allain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon)
- Aquilon 50 (Monsieur de Villeneuve-Ferrieres)
- Magnifique 72 (Monsieur De La Gravier)
- fireship (cpt. Despretz)
- fireship (cpt. Serpaut)
First Squadron
- Provincie van Utrecht 60 (Jan de Jong)
- Vrijheid 50 (Adam van Brederode)
- Gouda 76 (Vice-Admiral Jan de Haan)
- Wakende Boei 46 (Cornelis Tijloos)
- Edam 34 (Cornelis van der Zaan)
- Kraanvogel 46 (Jacob Willemszoon Broeder)
- Rouaan 8 (snauw, Willem Knijf)
- Roos 8 (snauw, Juriaan Baak)
- Sint Salvador 6 (fireship, Jan Janszoon Bont)
- Witte Tas 4 (supply ship, Adriaan van Esch)
- Second Squadron:
- Steenbergen 68 (Pieter van Middelandt)
- Leeuwen 50 (Frans Willem, Graaf van Stierum)
- Eendracht 76 (Lt-Admiral Michiel De Ruyter)
- Stad en Lande 54 (Joris Andringa)
- Zuiderhuis 46 (Pieter de Sitter)
- Leiden 36 (Jan van Abkoude)
- Tonijn 8 (snauw, Philips Melkenbeek)
- Kreeft 8 (snauw, Wijbrand Barendszoon)
- Salm 4 (fireship, Jan van Kampen)
- Melkmeisje 4 (fireship, Arent Ruyghaver)
- Third Squadron:
- Oosterwijk 60 (Jacob Teding van Berkhout)
- Harderwijk 46 (Mattheus Megang)
- Spiegel 70 (SbN Nikolaas Verschoor, killed)
- Essen 50 (Gillis Schey) - Sunk
- Damiaten 34 (Isaac van Uitterwijk)
- Groenwijf 36 (Jan Noirot)
- Ter Goes 8 (snauw, Abraham Wilmerdonk)
- Prinsen Wapen 8 (snauw, Hendrik Walop)
- Jakob en Anna 4 (fireship, Dirk Klaaszoon Harney)
- Zwarte Tas 4 (Jacob Stadtlander)
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario 50 (Spanish. Capt. Mateo de Laya y Cabex)
Possibly should be 1 more large Dutch ship