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naval engagement, notable, early modern

Battle of Dogger Bank

Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval engagement fought on 17 June 1696 at Dogger Bank. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 7 frigates; 1 fireship; 2 longboats; 2 privateers against 5 frigates; 112 merchant ships.

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IdentificatieTitel(s): Treffen tussen een vloot onder Jan Bart en een Hollandse vloot, 1696. Le 18 Juin 1696, Jean-Bart commandant une Esacdre de 7 Frégates (...) rencontre la Flote Hollandoise venant
IdentificatieTitel(s): Treffen tussen een vloot onder Jan Bart en een Hollandse vloot, 1696. Le 18 Juin 1696, Jean-Bart commandant une Esacdre de 7 Frégates (...) rencontre la Flote Hollandoise venant. Rijksmuseum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 June 1696
WhereDogger Bank54.724N, 2.769E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstDutch Republic
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 Dogger Bank, 1696
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Record

Date17 June 1696
PlaceDogger Bank
54.724N, 2.769E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength7 frigates; 1 fireship; 2 longboats; 2 privateers5 frigates; 112 merchant ships
Casualties and losses31 killed and wounded1,200 captured; 1 frigate captured; 4 frigates destroyed; 25 merchant ships destroyed
Commanders
  • Jean Bart
  • Rutger Bucking
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1696 and 1940.

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Elsewhere in 1696

Battle of Dogger Bank is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2496259, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dogger Bank (1696), revision 1376984715, 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.