Battle of Dogger Bank (1696)

This article is about a 1694 battle. For other naval battles fought at Dogger Bank, see Battle of Dogger Bank (disambiguation).

Battle of Dogger Bank

Part of War of the Grand Alliance

Date	June 17, 1696
Location	Dogger Bank 54°43′26″N 2°46′08″E / 54.724°N 2.769°E / 54.724; 2.769Coordinates: 54°43′26″N 2°46′08″E / 54.724°N 2.769°E / 54.724; 2.769
Result	French victory

Belligerents

Kingdom of France

Dutch Republic

Commanders and leaders

Jean Bart

Rutger Bucking †

Strength

7 frigates

5 frigates
112 merchant ships

Casualties and losses

15 killed
16 wounded

1,200 captured
25 ships captured and burned

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The Battle of Dogger Bank is the name of a battle which took place on June 17, 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting.

The battle

On this date the French privateer Jean Bart found a Dutch convoy of 112 merchant ships, escorted by five Dutch ships near Dogger Bank.

The French had more warships and more cannons than the Dutch. Furthermore, the French crews were very experienced and led by an exceptional commander, so the outcome of the battle was very predictable. But the French had to hurry, because a large English squadron under admiral John Benbow was aware of the French presence and was looking for them.

The battle started on 19:00 h. when Jean Bart on the Maure attacked the Dutch flagship, the Raadhuis-van-Haarlem. the Dutch fought valiantly for three hours until their captain was killed. Then they surrendered and so did the 4 other ships, one after another.

Jean Bart captured and burned 25 merchant ships until Benbow's squadron of 18 ships approached. The French squadron fled towards Denmark. They remained there until July and then slipped through the allied lines into Dunkirk with 1200 prisoners, on September 27.

Ships involved

France

Maure, frigate, 54 cannons, flagship of captain Jean Bart: 15 killed, 16 wounded.
Adroit, frigate, 44 cannons
Mignon, frigate, 44 cannons
Jersey, frigate, 40 cannons
Comte, frigate, 40 cannons
Alcyon, frigate, 38 cannons
Milfort, frigate, 36 cannons
Tigre, fire ship
Saint Jean, long boat
Deux Frères, long boat
Lamberly, 8 cannons, privateer
Bonne Espérance, 6 cannons, privateer

Netherlands

Raadhuis-van-Haarlem, 44 cannons, flagship of captain Rutger Bucking (killed): captured and burnt
Comte de Solnis, 38 cannons, captured
Wedam, 38 cannons, captured and burnt
?, 24 cannons, captured and burnt
?, 24 cannons, captured and burnt
112 merchant ships, of which 25 were captured and burnt

Bibliography

Jean-Jacques Michaud, "Le Soleil de glace", revue Navires et Histoire, numéro 36, June/July 2006.

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