Battle of Texel (1673)

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battle of the Franco-Dutch War naval battle

The Battle of Texel (1673) was a major naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter successfully checked an Anglo-French force, helping to prevent invasion and secure the Dutch Republic during the Franco-Dutch War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Texel (1673) canonical	5
Battle of Texel	3
Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673	1
The Battle of Texel	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Scheveningen ⓘ surface form: Battle of Kijkduin
belligerent	Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	multiple ships sunk or burned on both sides ⓘ several ships damaged on both sides ⓘ
commander	Cornelis Tromp ⓘ Jean II d’Estrées ⓘ Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Sir Edward Spragge ⓘ Willem Joseph van Ghent ⓘ
conflict	Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Dutch Republic ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
date	11 August 1673 (Old Style) ⓘ 21 August 1673 ⓘ
followedBy	peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Westminster (1674) ⓘ
hasCommanderForSide	Jean II d’Estrées – France ⓘ Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ surface form: Michiel de Ruyter – Dutch Republic Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ surface form: Prince Rupert of the Rhine – England
hasParticipant	Dutch navy of the Republic ⓘ surface form: Dutch navy French Navy ⓘ surface form: French navy Royal Navy ⓘ
involves	line-of-battle tactics ⓘ sailing ships of the line ⓘ
location	North Sea ⓘ off Texel ⓘ off the Dutch coast ⓘ
notableDeath	Sir Edward Spragge ⓘ
objective	prevent Anglo-French landing on the Dutch coast ⓘ
partOf	Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Schooneveld ⓘ Battle of Schooneveld ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Schooneveld
result	Anglo-French invasion of the Dutch Republic prevented ⓘ Dutch Republic secured from seaborne invasion in 1673 ⓘ Dutch strategic victory ⓘ
significance	helped force England to seek peace with the Dutch Republic ⓘ last major fleet action of the Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ strengthened Dutch morale during the French invasion by land ⓘ
strength	Anglo-French fleet of about 90 ships of the line ⓘ Dutch fleet of about 75 ships of the line ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	indecisive tactically but strategically favorable to the Dutch ⓘ
theatre	North Sea theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ surface form: North Sea theatre of the Franco-Dutch War
year	1673 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Dutch Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

Franco-Dutch War → significantEvent → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

Michiel de Ruyter → notableWork → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

Dutch navy of the Republic → notableBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

Willem van de Velde the Younger → notableWork → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Battle of Texel

Battle of Scheveningen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Texel

Third Anglo-Dutch War → significantBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Texel

Third Anglo-Dutch War → dateOfBattle → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673

Philips van Almonde → participatedIn → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

Battle of Schooneveld → followedBy → Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Texel