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Battle of the Dunes

Battle of the Dunes was a battle fought on 14 June 1658 at Dunkirk, in what is now France. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1654 to 1660. The recorded result: Franco-Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: 14,000–15,000; (3,000 British troops) against 14,000–15,000; (2,000 British troops).

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Bataille Des Dunes prez Dunquerque, gagnée par l'Armée du Roy, commandée par le Vicomte de Turenne sur l'Armée d'Espagne, commandée par Don Juan d'Austriche, le 14 juin 1658
Bataille Des Dunes prez Dunquerque, gagnée par l'Armée du Roy, commandée par le Vicomte de Turenne sur l'Armée d'Espagne, commandée par Don Juan d'Austriche, le 14 juin 1658. Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 June 1658
WhereDunkirk, France51.038N, 2.377E
OutcomeFranco-Commonwealth victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Commonwealth of England EnglandagainstSpain; Exiled Royalists
Casualties and losses400 killed or woundedand6,000–8,000
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1654 to 1660

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

Siege of Santo Domingo, 1655Battle of Cádiz, 1656Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1657Battle of Ocho Rios, 1657Battle of Rio Nuevo, 1658Battle of the Dunes, 165816551658Battle of the Dunes, 1658
6 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 June 1658
PlaceDunkirk, France
51.038N, 2.377E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength14,000–15,000; (3,000 British troops)14,000–15,000; (2,000 British troops)
Casualties and losses400 killed or wounded6,000–8,000
Commanders
Battle of the DunesBattle of the DunesSiege of DunkirkSiege of DunkirkSiege of DunkirkSiege of DunkirkBattle of DunkirkSiege of DunkirkBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamAntwerpenBrightonCharleroiBrugge100 km51.038N, 2.377E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1639 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1658

Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: SP ARMY
Strength15,00012,000
Casualties2,000 (13.3%)7,000 (58.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1083
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width4 km4.4 km
Attacker advanced2.1 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 30), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of the Dunes 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 Q1526883, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Dunes (1658), revision 1383918567, 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.