Action at Barfleur

This article is about deals in detail with the action on 19 May 1692. For an overview of the battle, its background and aftermath, see Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue. For other uses, see Barfleur (disambiguation).
Action at Barfleur
Part of the Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue

The Battle of Barfleur, 19 May 1692
Ludolf Bakhuizen, c. 1693
Date19 May (OS) (29 May (NS)), 1692
Location
Off the Cotentin Peninsula, English Channel
49°41′18″N 1°13′16″W / 49.6884721°N 1.2212066175°W / 49.6884721; -1.2212066175
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 England
Dutch Republic		  France
Commanders and leaders
Edward Russell
Philips van Almonde		 Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Strength
82 ships of the line
40,000 crewmen		 44 ships of the line
20,000 crewmen
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed
3,000 wounded		 1,700 killed or wounded

The action at Barfleur was part of the Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue during the War of the Grand Alliance. A French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville was seeking to cover an invasion of England by a French army to restore James II to the throne, but was intercepted by an Anglo-Dutch fleet under Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford on 19 May Old Style (29 May New Style) 1692.

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