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Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue
Part of the Nine Years' War

The Battle of La Hogue, Benjamin West
Date29 May – 4 June 1692 (1692-05-29 – 1692-06-04)
Location
Off Cotentin Peninsula, Atlantic Ocean
49°40′16″N 1°15′48″W / 49.6711°N 1.2633°W / 49.6711; -1.2633
Result Anglo-Dutch victory[1]
Belligerents
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue England
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue Dutch Republic		 Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue France
Commanders and leaders
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue Edward Russell
Dutch Republic Philips van Almonde		 Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue Anne Tourville
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue Bernardin Bellefonds
Strength
82 ships of the line
3 fireships
39,000 men		 44 ships of the line
2 frigates
1 fireship
21,000 men
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed or wounded[2]
2 ships of the line sunk
3 fireships destroyed		 5,000 killed or wounded[2]
15 ships of the line destroyed
2 frigates destroyed
1 fireship destroyed

The Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue took place during the Nine Years' War, between 19 May O.S. (29 May N.S.) and 4 June O.S. (14 June N.S.) 1692. The first was fought near Barfleur on 19 May O.S. (29 May N.S.), with later actions occurring between 20 May O.S. (30 May N.S.) and 4 June O.S. (14 June N.S.) at Cherbourg and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy, France.

The French attempt to restore James II to the English throne—the Williamite War in Ireland—ended in defeat in October 1691. Instead, a fleet of 44 ships of the line under Admiral de Tourville was to transport an invasion force commanded by Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds. The Anglo-Dutch ships wintered in separate ports, and Tourville was ordered to put to sea as early as possible, hoping to intercept them before they could combine. However, when he finally did so in late May, the two fleets under Admiral Edward Russell had already met up and were 82 strong when they encountered the French off Cape Barfleur.

Following his instructions, Tourville attacked and inflicted numerous casualties to the Anglo-Dutch crews, but, after a clash that left many ships on both sides damaged, he ultimately disengaged. The Anglo-Dutch fleet pursued the outnumbered French into the harbours of Cherbourg and La Hougue, destroying a total of fifteen ships and ending the threat to England.

  1. ^ Harding 2002, p. 119.
  2. ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 116.

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