Battle of Leghorn
| Battle of Leghorn | |||||||
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| Part of the First Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653 Reinier Nooms, c. 1660 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commonwealth of England | United Provinces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Henry Appleton Richard Badiley | Johan van Galen (DOW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15 warships | 16 warships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 ships sunk 3 ships captured 150 dead or injured 50 captured | Unknown | ||||||
The naval Battle of Leghorn took place on 4 March 1653 (14 March Gregorian calendar),
during the First Anglo-Dutch War, near Leghorn (Livorno), Italy. It was a victory of a Dutch squadron under Commodore Johan van Galen over an English squadron under Captain Henry Appleton. Afterwards, another English squadron under Captain Richard Badiley, which Appleton had been trying to join up with, reached the scene in time to observe the capture of the last ships of Appleton's squadron, but was outnumbered and forced to return to Porto Longone.