Sea battle off Texel
| date | August 11th jul. / August 21, 1673 greg. |
|---|---|
| place | North Sea near Texel |
| output | Dutch victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 75 ships of the line, 43 smaller ships with a total of around 4,500 guns and 21,000 men | 104 ships of the line, 46 smaller ships with a total of about 6,000 guns and 32,000 men |
| losses | |
|
500 men dead or wounded |
3,000 men dead or wounded; 6 ships of the line destroyed |
In the naval battle of Texel , the fourth naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War , jul met on August 11th . / August 21, 1673 greg. the fleet of the United Provinces of the Netherlands again on the combined fleets of the restored Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France in the North Sea off the Dutch island of Texel .
In Dutch these fights are called the sea battle at Kijkduin .
prehistory
The English and French, under the command of Ruprecht von der Pfalz , wanted to land troops again in the Netherlands and had gathered 20,000 men in England. A fleet, consisting of at least 90 ships of the line and frigates, was supposed to cover the landing and met 75 ships of the Dutch at Texel.
course
The Dutch commander Michiel de Ruyter took advantage of the knowledge of the coast and managed to maneuver himself under the coast the night before the battle so that he could attack from a favorable wind position.
He was able to reach the windward position and attacked squadrons. The significantly weaker Dutch vanguard under Admiral Banckers had kept the French vanguard busy and held off. The rearguard and the main force of both fleets were roughly equally strong. The battle took place in three separate skirmishes. The Dutch vanguard broke through the opposing lines, leaving the French vanguard behind and then supported the attack on the center, while the French remained passive afterwards. As a result, de Ruyter was able to maintain the middle against the English and intervene with the middle power in the rearguard battle. Only when it got dark and de Ruyter had already won did the French fleet approach.
In the evening the English broke off the fight and gave up attempting to land.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The numbers of the article follow: Gaston Bodart (Ed.): Military-historical War Lexicon. (1618-1905). Stern, Vienna 1908, p. 94 .
literature
- Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon. War addendum part 1. Leipzig / Vienna 1916, p. 287.
