Battle of Dogger Bank (1696)
| Battle of Dogger Bank | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Grand Alliance | |||||||
Print by Yves-Marie Le Gouaz, 1806 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean Bart | Rutger Bucking † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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7 frigates 1 fireship 2 longboats 2 privateers |
5 frigates 112 merchant ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 31 killed and wounded |
Unknown killed and wounded 1,200 captured 4 frigates destroyed 1 frigate captured 25 merchant ships destroyed | ||||||
The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought on 17 June 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting.