Battle of Solebay

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military engagement naval battle

The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Southwold Bay ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military engagement → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Southwold Bay →
belligerent	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
causeOfDeathOf	Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich →
combatantFleet	Anglo-French fleet → Dutch fleet →
commander	Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich → Jean II d’Estrées → Michiel de Ruyter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine → Willem Joseph van Ghent →
conflict	Third Anglo-Dutch War →
countryInvolved	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
date	1672-05-28 →
dateOldStyle	1672-05-18 →
dutchCasualties	over a thousand killed and wounded →
dutchShipsLost	several ships damaged or sunk →
DutchTactic	surprise attack on anchored Anglo-French fleet →
englishCasualties	several thousand killed and wounded →
englishShipsLost	multiple ships including HMS Royal James →
era	Age of Sail →
flagship	HMS Royal James →
followedBy	Battle of Schooneveld →
hasCasualties	thousands killed and wounded (combined) →
historicalPeriod	Franco-Dutch War →
isFirstMajorBattleOf	Third Anglo-Dutch War →
location	North Sea → off Southwold, Suffolk, England →
notableDeath	Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich →
notableFeature	fireship attacks against large English ships → heavy casualties on both sides →
notableParticipant	Dutch navy → French navy → Royal Navy →
partOf	Franco-English alliance operations against the Dutch Republic → Third Anglo-Dutch War →
precededBy	French declaration of war on the Dutch Republic (1672) →
relatedConflict	Franco-Dutch War →
result	inconclusive → tactically indecisive →
shipSunk	HMS Royal James →
strategicEffect	prevented immediate Anglo-French invasion of the Dutch Republic → prolonged the Third Anglo-Dutch War →
theatre	North Sea theatre of the Third Anglo-Dutch War →
year	1672 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anglo-Dutch Wars → Dutch navy of the Republic →	notableBattle
Battle of Solebay ("Battle of Southwold Bay") →	alsoKnownAs
Franco-Dutch War →	significantEvent