Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)
| Battle of Dogger Bank | |||||||
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| Part of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
The Battle of Dogger Bank, Thomas Luny | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hyde Parker | Johan Zoutman | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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7 ships of the line 5 frigates 1 cutter 3,500 men 442 guns |
7 ships of the line 6 frigates 2,600 men 408 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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104 killed 339 wounded |
142 killed 403 wounded 1 ship of the line sunk | ||||||
The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle that took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, contemporaneously related to the American Revolutionary War, in the North Sea. It was a bloody encounter between a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and a Dutch squadron under Vice Admiral Johan Zoutman, both of which were escorting convoys.