Battle of Dogger Bank (1696)

This article is about a 1696 battle. For other naval battles fought at Dogger Bank, see Battle of Dogger Bank (disambiguation).
Battle of Dogger Bank
Part of the Nine Years' War

1806 print of the battle by Yves-Marie Le Gouaz
Date17 June 1696
Location
Dogger Bank, Atlantic Ocean
54°43′26″N 2°46′08″E / 54.724°N 2.769°E / 54.724; 2.769
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Jean Bart Rutger Bucking †
Strength
7 frigates
1 fireship
2 longboats
2 privateers		 5 frigates
112 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
31 killed and wounded 1,200 captured
1 frigate captured
4 frigates destroyed
25 merchant ships destroyed

The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought on 17 June 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting.

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