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Battle of Palermo

Battle of Palermo was a naval engagement fought on 2 June 1676 at Palermo, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Franco-Dutch War, which ran from 1672 to 1678. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 24 ships of the line; 5 frigates; 25 galleys; 9 fireships against 14 ships of the line; 13 frigates; 19 galleys; 4 fireships.

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Slag bij Palermo 2 juni 1676
Slag bij Palermo 2 juni 1676. unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 June 1676
WherePalermo, Italy38.125N, 13.385E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstUnited Provinces; Spain
Part ofFranco-Dutch War1672 to 1678

Where it sits in the Franco-Dutch War

Siege of Nimègue, 1672Siege of Doesburg, 1672Siege of Groenlo, 1672Siege of Coevorden, 1672Siege of Groningen, 1672Battle of Woerden, 1672Siege of Charleroi, 1672Siege of Maastricht, 1673First battle of Schooneveld, 1673Siege of Bonn in 1673, 1673Siege of Besançon, 1674Battle of Sinsheim, 1674Invasion of Martinique, 1674Battle of Seneffe, 1674Battle of Entzheim, 1674Battle of Mulhouse, 1674Battle of Turckheim, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1675Battle of Salzbach, 1675Battle of Konzer Brücke, 1675Battle of Stromboli, 1676Battle of Augusta, 1676Siege of Philippsburg, 1676Siege of Bouchain, 1676Battle of Palermo, 1676Siege of Maastricht, 1676Siege of Valenciennes, 1677First Battle of Tobago, 1677Siege of Saint-Omer, 1677Siege of Cambrai, 1677Battle of Cassel, 1677Battle of San Leonardello, 1677Siege of Freiburg, 1677Second Battle of Tobago, 1677Action of 1678, 1678Siege of Ypres, 1678Battle of Rheinfelden, 1678Battle of Saint-Denis, 167816721678Battle of Palermo, 1676
39 placed engagements of the Franco-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 June 1676
PlacePalermo, Italy
38.125N, 13.385E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength24 ships of the line; 5 frigates; 25 galleys; 9 fireships14 ships of the line; 13 frigates; 19 galleys; 4 fireships
Casualties and losses~200 killed and wounded; 9 fireships destroyed~1,960 killed and wounded; 3 ships of the line destroyed; 4 frigates destroyed; 2 galleys destroyed
Commanders
  • Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart
  • Abraham Duquesne
  • Jan den Haen
  • Diego de Ibarra
Battle of PalermoBattle of PalermoBattle of PanormusSiege of PalermoBattle of PalermoSiege of PanormusSiege of PalermoBattle of PanormusCataniaSiracusaMarsala100 km38.125N, 13.385E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 254 BC and 1943.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1676

Battle of Palermo is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q717322, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Palermo, revision 1370452675, 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.