Four Days' Battle, 1666
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קרב ארבעת הימים, 1666
Name (Latin)
Four Days' Battle, 1666
Name (Arabic)
معركة الأربع أيام، 1666
Other forms of name
Dover Strait, Battle of, 1666
nne Four Days' Battle, England, 1666
Coordinates
2 2 51.4 51.4 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Anglo-Dutch War, 1664-1667 Campaigns North Sea
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q734934
Library of congress:
sh 97003945
Sources of Information
- Fox, F.L. A distant storm : the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- Brassey's battles, 1995(Dover Strait, or the Four Days' Battle)
- Dupuy, T.N. Collins encyclopedia of military history, 4th ed.:p. 610 (The Four Days' Battle commenced off North Foreland with an English attack (June 1); the arrival of Dutch reinforcements caused Monck to begin withdrawal (June 2). Rupert's squadron after being delayed by adverse winds returned (June 3, evening). Following a fierce engagement, in which 20 English ships were lost, Monck and Rupert retreated to the Thames (June 4))
- Eggenberger, D. Dict. of battles, 1967(Dover Strait)
- Sanderson, M. Sea battles, 1975(Four Days' Battle)