The Battle of Dogger Bank - a clash between British and Dutch squadrons on August 5, 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War . The scene was Dogger Bank , the largest bar of the North Sea .
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| Main Conflict: Fourth Anglo-Dutch War |
 The Battle of Dogger Bank. A painted postcard from the end of the 18th century depicting the construction of ships before the battle (from the collection of the Historical Museum in Rotterdam ) |
| date | August 5, 1781 |
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| A place | North Sea |
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| Total | Holland victory |
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 Great Britain
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Admiral Hyde Parker Senior | Vice Admiral Johan Zutman |
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7 battleships , 4 frigates , 1 cutter | 7 battleships, 5 frigates, 1 cutter |
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104 dead, 339 wounded | 1 ship sunk, 142 killed, 403 wounded [1] |
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The British squadron under the command of Admiral Hyde Parker Sr. consisted of seven battleships and several smaller ones, the same number were part of the Dutch one under the command of Vice Admiral Johan Zutman (one of the Dutch ships was commanded by Admiral Kinsbergen, famous for his Russian service). Both squadrons came with convoys of merchant ships. At the convoys were: from the British side 2 frigates and 5 sloops and cutters, from the Dutch side 2 frigates and 2 small ships. They did not take part in the battle.
After a heavy and bloody battle, the squadrons dispersed each to its own port. Admiral Parker on his return stated that his ships were not properly equipped for battle, and resigned. In the Netherlands, the battle was considered to be won, Admiral Kinsbergen was awarded the title of Earl of Doggerbank 25 years later, but in fact, after this battle, the Dutch warships no longer risked going to sea.
| Great Britain | Holland |
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| Ship (guns) | Captain | Note | Ship (guns) | Captain | Note |
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| Battle line |
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| Berwick (74) | captain John Ferguson | | Erfprins (54) | Braak | |
| Dolphin (44) | captain William Blair | | Admiraal Generaal (74) | van Kinsbergen
( Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen ) | |
| Buffalo (60) | captain William Truscott | | Argo (40) | Staring | |
| Fortitude (74) | captain George Robertson , | Flagship Admiral Parker | Batavier (54) | Bentink (killed in battle) | |
| Princess Amelia (80) | Captain John Macartney β | | Admiraal de Ruijter (68) | captain staringh | Flagship Vice Admiral Zutman |
| Preston (50) | captain Alexander Graeme | | Admiraal Piet Hein (54) | van braam | |
| Bienfaisant (64) | captain Richard Brathwaite | | Holland (68) | Dedel | (later sank) |
| Off line |
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| Artois (40) | captain John McBride | 5th rank ship | Bellona (36)
| Docker | frigate |
| Latona (38) | Captain Hyde Parker (Jr.) | frigate | Dolphijn (24) | Mulder | frigate |
| Belle Poule (36) | captain Philip Patton | frigate | Ajax (20) | van welderen | cutter |
| Cleopatra (32) | Captain Hon. George Murray | frigate | Eensgezindheit (36) | Boritius | frigate |
| Surprise (14) | lieutenant Peter Rivett | cutter | Zephijr (36) | Wiertz | frigate |
| | | Amphitrite (36) | von woensel | frigate |
| Guarding the convoy (did not participate in the battle) |
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| Iphigenia (32) | captain Charles Hope | frigate | Medemblik (36) | captain van Rijneveld | frigate |
| Tartar (28) | captain Robert Manners Sutton | frigate | Venus (24) | captain Grave van Regteren | frigate |
| Cabot (14) | Commander Henry Cromwell | | Spion (16) | Commander Stutzer | |
| Alert (14) | Commander James Vashon | cutter | Zwaluw (16) | Commander Butger | |
| Leight (20) | Commander Peter Rothe | armed "merchant" | | | |
| Busy (14) | Lieutenant William Furnivall | cutter | | | |
| Sprightly (14) | Lieutenant JB Swan | cutter | | | |
- β Clowes, William Laird. The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the present , Volume 3. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. 1898.p.505.
The Battle of Dogger Bank. A painted postcard from the end of the 18th century depicting the construction of ships before the battle (from the collection of the Historical Museum in Rotterdam )
