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Battle of Bantry Bay

Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689 at Bantry Bay, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 19–22 warships against 24 warships.

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Bataille de Bantry Bay (1689)
Bataille de Bantry Bay (1689). Adriaen van Diest, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought11 May 1689
WhereBantry Bay, United Kingdom51.650N, 9.717W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstEngland
Casualties and losses40 killed; 93 woundedand94 killed; about 300 wounded
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Leuze, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Action at Cherbourg, 1692Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ötisheim, 1692Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Roses, 1693Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Battle of Torroella, 1694Capture of Palamós, 1694Siege of Girona, 1694Battle of Camaret, 1694Battle of Texel, 1694Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Raid on Cartagena de Indias, 1697Siege of Ath, 1697Siege of Barcelona, 1697Battle of Hudson's Bay, 169716881697Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689
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Record

Date11 May 1689
PlaceBantry Bay, United Kingdom
51.650N, 9.717W
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength19–22 warships24 warships
Casualties and losses40 killed; 93 wounded94 killed; about 300 wounded
Commanders
  • François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault
  • Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
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Battle of Bantry Bay is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2096337, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bantry Bay, revision 1370433305, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.