Battle of Palermo

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The naval Battle of Palermo took place on 2 June 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War, between a French force led by Abraham Duquesne and an Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force. Largely due to the fact that the Dutch and Spanish ships were at bay making repairs from earlier a battle, the French fleet destroyed 4 Spanish and 3 Dutch Ships with fireships. This battle secured the supremacy of the French fleet for about 2 years when the French retreated when a Dutch fleet arrived.

Ships involved:

[edit] France (Abraham Duquesne)

9 Warships
7 Galleys
5 Fire ships

[edit] Netherlands/Spain

Vrijheid 50 (Adam van Brederode) - Sunk
Stad en Lande 54 (Joris Andringa)
Spiegel 70 (Gillis Schey)
Provincie van Utrecht 60 (Jan de Jong)
Steenbergen 68 (SbN Pieter van Middelandt) - Sunk
Kraanvogel 46 (Jacob Willemszoon Broeder)
Zuiderhuis 46 (Pieter de Sitter)
Gouda 76 (Lt-Admiral Jan de Haan, killed)
Leeuwen 50 (Frans Willem, Graaf van Stierum)
Damiaten 34 (Isaac van Uitterwijk)
Edam 34 (Cornelis van der Zaan)
Groenwijf 36 (Juriaan Baak)
Eendracht 76 (Vice-Admiral Gerard Callenburgh)
Oosterwijk 60 (Jacob Teding van Berkhout)
Harderwijk 46 (Mattheus Megang)
Leiden 36 (Jan van Abkoude) - Sunk
Wakende Boei 46 (Cornelis Tijloos)