Battle of Palermo
1676 naval battle of the Franco-Dutch War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Palermo took place on 2 June 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War, between a French force sent to support a revolt in the city of Messina against the Spanish rule in Sicily, and a Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force.
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Battle of Palermo | |||||||
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Part of the Franco-Dutch War | |||||||
A painting of the battle by Pierre Puget | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Dutch Republic Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Duke of Mortemart |
Jan den Haen † Diego de Ibarra † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
24 ships of the line 5 frigates 25 galleys 9 fireships |
14 ships of the line 13 frigates 19 galleys 4 fireships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~200 killed and wounded 9 fireships destroyed |
~1,960 killed and wounded 3 ships of the line destroyed 4 frigates destroyed 2 galleys destroyed |
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