Battle of Schooneveld

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Battles of Schooneveld
Part of Franco-Dutch War
The first battle of Schooneveld, 7 June 1673 by Willem van de Velde, the elder, painted c.1684.
Date 7 June 1673 and 14 June 1673 Location North Sea Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
England  France	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Rupert of the Rhine Jean II d'Estrées Edward Spragge	Michiel de Ruyter Cornelis Tromp Adriaen Banckert
Strength
86 ships 24,295 men 4,826 cannon	64 ships 14,762 men 3,157 cannon
Casualties and losses
2 ships	1 ship

The Battles of Schooneveld were two naval battles of the Franco-Dutch War, fought off the coast of the Netherlands on 7 June and 14 June 1673 (New Style; 28 May and 4 June in the Julian calendar then in use in England) between an allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine on his flagship the Royal Charles, and the fleet of the United Provinces, commanded by Michiel de Ruyter.

The Dutch victories in the two battles, and at the Battle of the Texel that followed in August, saved their country from an Anglo-French invasion.