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Battle of Lowestoft
On June 13, 1665, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the English and Dutch fleets fought their first major naval battle near Lowestoft in the North S…
Timeline
- 1665North Sea east of Lowestoft · North SeaThe main fleets of England and the Dutch Republic met east of Lowestoft; both sides fought a line-of-battle gunnery duel, with the Dutch attempting to overwhelm the English by numbers.
- 1665North Sea near Lowestoft · North SeaThe Dutch flagship Evertsen exploded and sank, Obdam was killed, and the Dutch fleet retreated with the loss of several capital ships. The English won but pursued weakly, failing to annihilate the enemy fleet.
Sources
- Battle of Lowestoft https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Lowestoft
- The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-1667) — National Maritime Museum https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/second-anglo-dutch-war