Action of 18 February 1639
The action of 18 February 1639 was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War fought off Dunkirk between a Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Maarten Tromp and the Spanish Dunkirk Squadron under Miguel de Horna. Horna, who had orders to join with his ships Admiral Antonio de Oquendo's fleet at A Coruña, escorted at the same time a transport convoy carrying 2,000 Walloon soldiers to Spain, where they were needed. The attempt to exit Dunkirk was done at the sight of the Dutch blockading squadron of Maarten Tromp. Then a 4-hour battle ensued and Horna was forced to retreat into Dunkirk leaving behind two of his galleons, while another one ran aground. Despite his success in stopping the sortie, many of Tromp's ships suffered heavy damage, and the Dutch Admiral was forced to abandon the blo
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Action of 18 February 1639
The action of 18 February 1639 was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War fought off Dunkirk between a Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Maarten Tromp and the Spanish Dunkirk Squadron under Miguel de Horna. Horna, who had orders to join with his ships Admiral Antonio de Oquendo's fleet at A Coruña, escorted at the same time a transport convoy carrying 2,000 Walloon soldiers to Spain, where they were needed. The attempt to exit Dunkirk was done at the sight of the Dutch blockading squadron of Maarten Tromp. Then a 4-hour battle ensued and Horna was forced to retreat into Dunkirk leaving behind two of his galleons, while another one ran aground. Despite his success in stopping the sortie, many of Tromp's ships suffered heavy damage, and the Dutch Admiral was forced to abandon the blo
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De Zeeslag bij Duinkerke vond ...... nog twee schepen buit maakte.
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La Batalla de Dunkerque fue un ...... de los Países Bajos y España.
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Le combat de Dunkerque se déro ...... time Portail du monde maritime
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The action of 18 February 1639 ...... ble to accomplish his mission.
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Сражение в проливе Ла-Манш (Ср ...... ов смог выполнить свою миссию.
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causalties
1,700 captured, killed or wounded ?
No ships lost
commander
date
1639-02-18
is part of military conflict
result
Strategic Spanish victory
strength
12 galleons,
12 warships
3 pinnaces,
5 transports,
Other source gives figures of 6 galleons and 2 frigates
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28,791,592
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722,072,801
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min. 600 killed and wounded
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De Zeeslag bij Duinkerke vond ...... nog twee schepen buit maakte.
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La Batalla de Dunkerque fue un ...... de los Países Bajos y España.
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Le combat de Dunkerque se déro ...... time Portail du monde maritime
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The action of 18 February 1639 ...... was forced to abandon the blo
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Сражение в проливе Ла-Манш (Ср ...... ов смог выполнить свою миссию.
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label
Action of 18 February 1639
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Batalla de Dunquerque (1639)
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Combat de Dunkerque
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Zeeslag bij Duinkerke
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Сражение при Дюнкерке (1639)
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Action of 19 February 1639
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