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Battle of Barbados

Battle of Barbados was a battle fought on 29 April 1665 at Barbados. It was part of Second Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1665 to 1667. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 13 ships; 2,500 sailors & soldiers against Various shore defenses.

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Fought29 April 1665
WhereBarbados13.083N, 59.617W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstEngland
Casualties and losses400 casualties,; many ships damagedand12 merchant ships destroyed; 3 killed & 10 wounded
Part ofSecond Anglo-Dutch War1665 to 1667

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Dutch War

Conquest of New Netherland, 1664Battle of Barbados, 1665Raid on Newfoundland, 1665Battle of Lowestoft, 1665Battle of Vågen, 1665St. James's Day Battle, 1666Four Days' Battle, 1666Holmes's Bonfire, 1666Invasion of Surinam, 1667Battle of Nevis, 1667Raid on the Medway, 1667Battle of Martinique, 1667Battle of Landguard Fort, 1667Capture of Cayenne (1667), 1667Recapture of Fort Zeelandia, 166716641667Battle of Barbados, 1665
15 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 April 1665
PlaceBarbados
13.083N, 59.617W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength13 ships; 2,500 sailors & soldiersVarious shore defenses
Casualties and losses400 casualties,; many ships damaged12 merchant ships destroyed; 3 killed & 10 wounded
Commanders
  • Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
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Elsewhere in 1665

Battle of Barbados is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 2 in present-day Barbados.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113349849, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Barbados (1665), revision 1384074491, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.