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Battle of Martinique

Battle of Martinique was a naval engagement fought on 30 June 1667 at Saint-Pierre, in what is now France; it lasted 7 days. It was part of Second Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1665 to 1667. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 25 ships against 11 ships; 2 fireships.

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The attack on the French ships at Martinique by Willem van de Velde the Younger (1675)
The attack on the French ships at Martinique by Willem van de Velde the Younger (1675). Willem van de Velde the Younger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 June 1667lasted 7 days
WhereSaint-Pierre, France14.742N, 61.176W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstKingdom of England
Casualties and losses23 ships destroyed or captured; 1,000 killed, wounded or capturedand80 killed or wounded
Part ofSecond Anglo-Dutch War1665 to 1667

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Dutch War

Conquest of New Netherland, 1664Battle of Barbados, 1665Battle of Lowestoft, 1665Battle of Vågen, 1665St. James's Day Battle, 1666Four Days' Battle, 1666Holmes's Bonfire, 1666Battle of Nevis, 1667Raid on the Medway, 1667Battle of Martinique, 1667Battle of Landguard Fort, 1667Capture of Cayenne (1667), 1667Recapture of Fort Zeelandia, 166716641667Battle of Martinique, 1667
13 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 June 1667
to 7 July 1667
PlaceSaint-Pierre, France
14.742N, 61.176W
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength25 ships11 ships; 2 fireships
Casualties and losses23 ships destroyed or captured; 1,000 killed, wounded or captured80 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Joseph-Antoine Le Febvre de la Barre
  • Robert de Clodoré
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Battle of Martinique 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 Q16146787, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Martinique (1667), revision 1370269089, 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.