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Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue

Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue was a naval engagement fought on 29 May 1692 at English Channel, in what is now France. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: Anglo-Dutch victory. Recorded strength: 82 ships of the line; 3 fireships; 39,000 men against 44 ships of the line; 2 frigates; 1 fireship; 21,000 men.

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Battle of Barfleur in 1692. In the center of the painting, the French flagship Soleil Royal enters a Dutch vessel and an English ship.
Battle of Barfleur in 1692. In the center of the painting, the French flagship Soleil Royal enters a Dutch vessel and an English ship.. Backhuysen Ludolf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 May 1692
WhereEnglish Channel, France49.584N, 1.209W
OutcomeAnglo-Dutch victory
BelligerentsKingdom of England; Dutch RepublicagainstKingdom of France
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

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Record

Date29 May 1692
PlaceEnglish Channel, France
49.584N, 1.209W
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength82 ships of the line; 3 fireships; 39,000 men44 ships of the line; 2 frigates; 1 fireship; 21,000 men
Casualties and losses5,000 killed or wounded; 3 fireships destroyed5,000 killed or wounded; 15 ships of the line destroyed; 2 frigates destroyed; 1 fireship destroyed
Commanders
Battles of Barfleur and La HougueBattles of Barfleur and La HougueAction of 15 November 1810Action at La HogueAction of 20 October 1793Battle of the Îles Saint-MarcoufAction of 24 March 1811Action of 15 November 1810Action of 24 March 1811Le HavreRouenCaenExeterDieppeBournemouthSt.-Brieuc100 km49.584N, 1.209W
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1692 and 1810.

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Elsewhere in 1692

Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2265686, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, revision 1371537181, 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.