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For the American Civil War battle, see Battle of Augusta (1862).
Battle of Augusta
Part of the Franco-Dutch War

Combat naval devant Augusta dans le golfe de Messine, 21 avril 1676, oil on canvas by Ambroise Louis Garneray, 1836
Date22 April 1676
Location
Off Augusta, Mediterranean Sea
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Battle of Augusta Dutch Republic
Battle of Augusta Spain		 Battle of Augusta France
Commanders and leaders
Spain Don Francisco de la Cerda
Dutch Republic Michiel de Ruyter †		 Battle of Augusta Abraham Duquesne
Strength
27 ships of the line and frigates
6 snows
4 fire ships
2 supply ships
1,300-1,450 guns[1][2][3][4]		 29 ships of the line
5 frigates
8 fireships
1,760-2,200 guns[1][2][5][4]
Casualties and losses
~2,000 killed or wounded[6] ~2,000 killed or wounded[6]

The Battle of Augusta, also known as the Battle of Agosta and the Battle of Etna,[7] took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 men-of-war, five frigates and eight fireships under Abraham Duquesne, and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of around 27 warships (17 Dutch, 11 Spanish) besides several frigates and five fireships with Francisco de la Cerda in overall command and Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter in command of the Dutch contingent ships.

The battle was intense although only a part of each fleet was engaged for much of its duration. It ended when de Ruyter skillfully extracted his outnumbered squadron from being attacked on both sides by superior French numbers, without the loss of any ships; however, he was mortally wounded in the process. The next morning the fleets separated without resuming fighting. Neither side lost a ship, so the result was tactically inconclusive. However, the Dutch casualties were greater than those of the French and, as Dutch-Spanish fleet had hoped to defeat the French fleet and attack Messina, it was a strategic defeat for them.

  1. ^ a b Blok 1928, p. 390.
  2. ^ a b De Jonge 1859, p. 599.
  3. ^ Sweetman 1997, p. 109.
  4. ^ a b Jenkins 1973, p. 59.
  5. ^ Sweetman 1997, p. 108.
  6. ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 98.
  7. ^ Carsten 1961, p. 296.

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