Four Days' Battle

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battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War naval battle

The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Vierdaagse Zeeslag →
belligerent	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England →
campaign	1666 campaign of the Second Anglo-Dutch War →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
combatant	Dutch fleet → Royal Navy →
commander	Cornelis Tromp → George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle → Michiel de Ruyter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine →
conflict	Second Anglo-Dutch War →
countryInvolved	Dutch Republic → England →
duration	4 days →
DutchShipsLost	several ships lost →
endDate	1666-06-14 →
EnglishShipsLost	multiple ships of the line sunk or captured →
era	Age of Sail →
followedBy	St James's Day Battle →
hasMainTheater	North Sea →
hasParticipant	Dutch fleet → English fleet →
historicalPeriod	17th century →
historicalSignificance	major engagement determining naval balance between England and the Dutch Republic →
involvedWeaponType	naval artillery → ship of the line →
languageOfAlternativeName	Dutch →
location	near the Flemish coast → off the English coast → southern North Sea →
monarchOfEnglishSide	Charles II of England →
navalTactics	line of battle →
navalTheater	English Channel and southern North Sea →
notableFor	being one of the bloodiest sea battles of the Age of Sail → being one of the longest naval battles in history →
outcome	strategic Dutch victory →
partOf	Anglo-Dutch Wars → Second Anglo-Dutch War →
precededBy	Battle of Lowestoft →
result	Dutch victory →
startDate	1666-06-11 →
strategicEffect	boosted Dutch morale → temporarily weakened the Royal Navy →
year	1666 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anglo-Dutch Wars → Cornelis Tromp → Dutch navy of the Republic →	notableBattle
Battle of Lowestoft →	followedBy
Michiel de Ruyter →	notableWork