A late 19th Century illustration of the Battle of Augusta, aka Battle of Agosta or Battle of Etna, that took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 men-of-war, five frigates and eight fireships under Abraham Duquesne, and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of at least 28 warships, several frigates and five fireships with Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter commanding the squadron involved in the fighting. The battle ended when de Ruyter skillfully extracted his outnumbered squadron from being attacked on both sides by the French Fleet.
A late 19th Century illustration of the Battle of Augusta, aka Battle of Agosta or Battle of Etna, that took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 men-of-war, five frigates and eight fireships under Abraham Duquesne, and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of at least 28 warships, several frigates and five fireships with Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter commanding the squadron involved in the fighting. The battle was intense and ended when de Ruyter skillfully extracted his outnumbered squadron from being attacked on both sides by superior French numbers, without the loss of any ships, however, the Dutch casualties were greater than those of the French and, as Dutch-Spanish fleet had hoped to defeat the French fleet and attack Messina, it was a strategic defeat for them.
Size: 4200px × 3795px
Location: Augusta, Mediterranean Sea
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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