Battle of Masulipatnam

Battle of Masulipatnam
Part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War

Returning fleet of the Dutch East India Company (1675), by Ludolf Bakhuysen
Date1 September 1673 (N.S.)
22 August 1673 (O.S.)[a]
Location
Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
 Dutch East India Company  East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Dutch East India Company Cornelis van Quaelberg 1600–1707 William Basse
Strength
13 warships 10 warships
Casualties and losses
Light 3 ships captured
360 killed, wounded or taken prisoner

The Battle of Masulipatnam took place between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and English East India Company (EIC) during the Third Anglo-Dutch War off Machilipatnam. During the siege of São Tomé 13 Dutch ships clashed with 10 English ships in a battle which ended in a Dutch victory.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).


Developed by StudentB