Battle of La Hogue (1692)

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The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.

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Battle of La Hogue 3
The Battle of La Hogue 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
naval battle
belligerent Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
conflictIn Nine Years' War
followedBy continued Allied naval dominance in the Channel
hasBroaderContext Grand Alliance in the War of the Spanish Succession
surface form: Grand Alliance versus France
hasCasualties heavy French losses
light Anglo-Dutch losses
hasCommander Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
Philips van Almonde
hasEndDate 1692-06-04
hasObjective prevent French-backed Jacobite invasion of England
hasOpponentRuler Louis XIV of France
hasOpposingObjective cover French invasion force for landing in England
hasOpposingRuler William III of England
hasOutcomeOn security of William III's regime in England
shift of naval balance against France
hasParticipant Dutch navy of the Republic
surface form: Dutch navy

French Navy
surface form: French Royal Navy

Royal Navy
hasStartDate 1692-05-29
hasStrategicSignificance limited French naval operations for the remainder of the war
secured Allied control of the English Channel
hasSupportedClaimant James II of England
hasTheater maritime theater of the Nine Years' War
hasTypeOfEngagement fleet action
hasYear 1692
involves boat assaults on French vessels in shallow waters
fireship attacks on beached French ships
isAlsoKnownAs Battle of La Hougue
opposedBy Anglo-Dutch fleet
French fleet
partOf Nine Years' War
precededBy Battle of Barfleur
result decisive Anglo-Dutch victory
defeat of the French fleet
resultedIn destruction of a large part of the French navy
end of immediate Jacobite invasion threat
thwarting of French invasion of England
tookPlaceAt Cotentin Peninsula
English Channel
La Hogue
tookPlaceInCountry France

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Nine Years' War hasMajorBattle Battle of La Hogue (1692)
Benjamin West knownFor Battle of La Hogue (1692)
this entity surface form: The Battle of La Hogue
Dutch navy of the Republic notableBattle Battle of La Hogue (1692)
this entity surface form: Battle of La Hogue
Admiral Edward Russell notableBattle Battle of La Hogue (1692)
subject surface form: Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
this entity surface form: Battle of La Hogue
Anne Hilarion de Tourville notableEngagement Battle of La Hogue (1692)
Anne Hilarion de Tourville notableWork Battle of La Hogue (1692)
this entity surface form: Battle of La Hogue