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Battle of Texel (1694)
1694 sea battle between French and Dutch ships / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Texel was a sea battle fought during the Nine Years' War on 29 June 1694, when a force of 8 French ships, under Jean Bart, recaptured a French convoy, which had earlier that month been taken by the Dutch, and captured 3 ships of the 8-ship escorting force under Hidde de Vries. De Vries was captured by the French, but shortly after died of wounds.[1]
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Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
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6 frigates 1 corvette 1 merchantman |
8 frigates 120 merchantmen | ||||||
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66 killed or wounded |
229 killed or wounded 455 captured 3 frigates captured |
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