Sea battle near Elba
| date | September 6, 1652 |
|---|---|
| place | Sea area between Elba and Montecristo |
| output | Victory of the Dutch |
| Parties to the conflict | |
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| Commander | |
| losses | |
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Ship Phoenix |
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Dover - Plymouth - Elba - Kentish Knock - Dungeness - Portland - Livorno - Gabbard - Scheveningen
In the naval battle near Elba in the First Anglo-Dutch War , jul met on August 27th . / September 6, 1652 greg. Ships of the United Provinces of the Netherlands on ships of the Commonwealth of England between Elba and Montecristo . In the United Kingdom it is also called the Battle of Monte Christo .
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The English were on their way to Livorno with eight ships under Richard Badiley , where six ships under Henry Appleton were moored. The Dutch under Johan van Galen attacked with ten ships and were able to capture the English Phoenix . Many Dutch captains were killed in the battle.
In November, two months later, Captain Owen Cox launched a night attack on the Phoenix , which was anchored at Livorno as part of the Dutch fleet and blocked Appleton's squadron. The English were able to recapture their former ship.
Ships involved
United Provinces (Johann van Galen)
| United Provinces (Johan van Galen) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ship | annotation | Cannons | captain |
| Jaarsveld | flagship | 44 | |
| Prinses Royaal | 34 | Douwe Aukes, killed | |
| Wapen van Zeeland | 32 | Joost Willemsz Block | |
| Eendracht | 40 | Jacob de Boer, Vice Admiral | |
| Maan | 40 | David Janszoon Bondt, killed | |
| Vereenigde Provinciën / Zeven Provinciën | 40 | Hendrick Claeszoon Swart, killed | |
| Haarlem | 40 | Dirck Quirijn Verveen | |
| Maagd van Enkhuysen | 34 | Cornelis Tromp | |
| Zeelandia | 32 | Andries de Boer | |
| Jonge Prins | 28 | Cornelis Barentszoon Slordt | |
England (Richard Badiley)
| England (Richard Badiley) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ship | annotation | Cannons | captain |
| Paragon | flagship | 52 | |
| Elizabeth | 36 | Jonas Reeves | |
| Phoenix | conquered by the Eendracht | 36 | John Wadsworth |
| Constant Warwick | 32 | Owen Cox | |
| Mary Rose | Merchant ship | 32 | Jonas Poole |
| William and Thomas | Merchant ship | 30th | John Godolphin |
| Thomas Bonaventure | Merchant ship | 28 | George Hughes? |
| Richard and William | Merchant ship | 24 | John Wise? |