Talk:Battle of the Dunes (1658)

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When I expanded this article I left in

including the bodyguard of King Charles II under the command of Lord Wentworth

As a previous contributer had included it. But I do not know whether it is true or not as I have not seen it mentioned anywhere else on the web. I find it very odd that Charles was a guest of the French and his brother could fight for the Spanish against the French in the hope of invading England one day in the name of his brother! Philip Baird Shearer 11:57, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Don John?

Is the Don John in this article the same as Don John of Austria? That one seems like a naval commander. --Awiseman 17:49, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

No, that Don John lived a century earlier.--Syd Henderson (talk) 16:43, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

The summary "box" indicates 4300 French/English dead/wounded while the article indicates 500.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavisGL (talk • contribs) 04:53, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

2004 (UTC)

[edit] Number of French/English/Dutch casualties

In the summary box, the number of casualties is listed as 4500 but in the text it says there were only 500 of them. So which is it? Also, there is no description of the battle. Anyone know anything about how the battle played out? I find this odd since both commanders were amongst France's finest generals in history...The Nouv (talk) 10:34, 28 May 2008 (UTC)