St. James' Day Battle 1666
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1666 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Europe) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Second Anglo-Dutch War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 51.3670, 1.6000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The St James' Day Battle took place on 25 July 1666 (4 August 1666 in the Gregorian calendar), during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It was fought between an English fleet commanded jointly by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and George Monck, and a Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article St. James' Day Battle (revision 1370748585), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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