Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781) (original) (raw)

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The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India Company ships; her own crew destroyed a sixth. Casualties on the Dutch side were minimal if any, and there were no British casualties. (en)

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none

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1781-07-21 (xsd:date)

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British victory

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12 warships + 7 armed transports
8 vessels of theDutch East India Company

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Present day Saldanha Bay (en)

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1 (xsd:integer)
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dbr:George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Gerrit Harmeyer (en)

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Battle of Saldanha Bay (en)

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1781-07-21 (xsd:date)

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the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (en)

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Saldanha Bay, present day South Africa (en)

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British victory (en)

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8 (xsd:integer)
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The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India Company ships; her own crew destroyed a sixth. Casualties on the Dutch side were minimal if any, and there were no British casualties. (en)

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