Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)

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Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)

Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)

The Battle of the Dogger Bank took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, part of the American War of Independence, in the North Sea. It was a bloody encounter between a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet and a Dutch squadron under Vice Admiral Johan Zoutman, both of which were escorting convoys.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)

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