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Honour - SCHOONEVELD 1673 |
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The Schooneveld was a long basin guarding the entrance to the Scheldt
estuary. Two battles were fought there between an Anglo-French fleet and a
Dutch Fleet. During the first battle the allies had 81 ships-of-the-line 11 frigates and 35 fireships, the Dutch 52 ships-of-the-line, 12 frigates and 25 fireships. The battle began at noon and lasted 9 hours. The Dutch with their superior local knowledge were able to restrict the allies ability to manoeuvre in the shallow waters. The French lost 2 ships and the Dutch one. Although inconclusive the Dutch claimed it as a strategic victory. Following the first battle the allies cruised the Dutch coast for a week when the Dutch came out and attacked. The battle continued in heavy weather, the allies were in a state of confusion and the fleets closed to within 4 miles of the British coast, before both sides disengaged. By the next morning the Allies had returned to the Thames estuary and the Dutch to Schooneveld. Again the Dutch claimed a strategic victory.
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| HM Ships | ||||
| Advice | Anne | Assurance | Bonaventure | Cambridge * |
| Charles | Constant Warwick | Crown | Diamond | Dreadnought |
| Dunkirk | Edgar | Falcon | Foresight | French Ruby |
| Gloucester | Greenwich | Hampshire | Happy Return | Henrietta |
| Henry | Lion | London | Mary | Mary Rose |
| Monck | Newcastle | Old James | Prince | Princess |
| Providence * | Rachel * | Rainbow | Resolution * | Revenge |
| Royal Charles | Royal Katherine | Royal Sovereign | Ruby | Rupert |
| St. Andrew | St. George | St. Michael | Samuel and Anne * | Stavoreen |
| Sweepstakes | Swiftsure ** | Triumph | Unicorn | Victory |
| Warspite | Welcome ** | Yarmouth | York | |
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* First action only ** Second action only |
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This page last edited -
08 November, 2012.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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