The Action of 12 March 1672 was a naval battle in the third Anglo-Dutch War of 1672-1674. It was an attempt to support Louis XIV's invasion of The Netherlands during the Franco-Dutch War.
| United Provinces | ||
| Ship name (Commander) | Guns | Notes |
| Vlissingen (De Haaze) | 50 | |
| Klein Hollandia | 54 | |
| Utrecht | 48 | |
| Delft | 36 | |
| Dordrecht | 44 | |
| England | ||
| Ship name | Guns | Notes |
| St. Michael (Holmes) | 90 | |
| Resolution | 70 | |
| Cambridge | 70 | |
| York | 60 | |
| Fairfax | 60 | |
| Gloucester | 62 | |
| Diamond | 48 | |
| Success | 32 | |