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In May 1692 the French fleet of 44 ships of the line under the command of Admiral Anne Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (by virtue of his title, widely known in English sources as "Tourville"), was preparing to transport an invading army of Franco-Irish troops to restore James II to the English throne. Despite being in command of the fleet, strategic decisions were to be taken by James II, François d'Usson de Bonrepaus and Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds. The French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head two years earlier, in June 1690, had opened up the possibility of destroying the allied fleet and landing an invading army. Tourville boldly engaged the 82 strong Anglo-Dutch fleet at Barfleur. After a fierce but indecisive clash, which left many ships on both sides damaged, Tourvil

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  • Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue
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  • In May 1692 the French fleet of 44 ships of the line under the command of Admiral Anne Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (by virtue of his title, widely known in English sources as "Tourville"), was preparing to transport an invading army of Franco-Irish troops to restore James II to the English throne. Despite being in command of the fleet, strategic decisions were to be taken by James II, François d'Usson de Bonrepaus and Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds. The French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head two years earlier, in June 1690, had opened up the possibility of destroying the allied fleet and landing an invading army. Tourville boldly engaged the 82 strong Anglo-Dutch fleet at Barfleur. After a fierce but indecisive clash, which left many ships on both sides damaged, Tourvil
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  • 44(xsd:integer)
  • 70(xsd:integer)
  • 82(xsd:integer)
  • plus auxiliaries
  • over 120 sail
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Partof
  • the Nine Years' War
Date
  • --05-29
Commander
  • Anne Hilarion de Tourville
  • Edward Russell
  • Philips van Almonde
Caption
  • --05-29
Casualties
  • 1700(xsd:integer)
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
  • 3000(xsd:integer)
  • many damaged
  • Barfleur: no ships lost
  • Barfleur: no ships lost
  • Cherbourg: 3 ships burned
  • Cherbourg: minor casualties
  • La Hogue: 12 ships burned
  • La Hogue: minor casualties
Result
  • Anglo-Dutch strategic victory
  • Barfleur: tactically indecisive,
  • Cherbourg: La Hogue, allied victory
Place
  • near Cherbourg Peninsula, France
Conflict
  • Battle of Barfleur–La Hougue
abstract
  • In May 1692 the French fleet of 44 ships of the line under the command of Admiral Anne Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (by virtue of his title, widely known in English sources as "Tourville"), was preparing to transport an invading army of Franco-Irish troops to restore James II to the English throne. Despite being in command of the fleet, strategic decisions were to be taken by James II, François d'Usson de Bonrepaus and Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds. The French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head two years earlier, in June 1690, had opened up the possibility of destroying the allied fleet and landing an invading army. Tourville boldly engaged the 82 strong Anglo-Dutch fleet at Barfleur. After a fierce but indecisive clash, which left many ships on both sides damaged, Tourville was able to disengage. He slipped off into light fog and for several days tried to escape the superior forces. The French fleet was scattered, and 15 were lost, 3 at Cherbourg and a further 12 at La Hougue. The threat of invasion of England was lifted.
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