Battle of Stromboli

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Stromboli
partof=the Franco-Dutch War
campaign=


caption=
date=January 8, 1676
place=Near Stromboli
casus=
territory=
result=Tactically Indecisive , French strategic victory
combatant1=flagicon|Netherlands|pri United Provinces
combatant2= France
commander1=Michiel de Ruyter
commander2=Abraham Duquesne
strength1=19 ships of the line
strength2=20 ships of the line
casualties1=1 ship lost , 80 killed
casualties2= 400 killed

The naval Battle of Stromboli took place on 8 January 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined Dutch-Spanish fleet of 19 Dutch and 1 Spanish ships under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter that lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets were to fight again at the Battle of Agosta.

Order of battle

France (Duquesne)

*20 ships including:
**"Sceptre" 80 (flagship, Louis Victor de Rochechouart)
**"Saint Esprit" 70 (du Quesne)
**"Saint Michel" 60 (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières)
*6 other battleships
*4 ships under Valbellelarge convoy(These informations from above are from the First Battle of Stromboli on 11 February 1675)

Avant-garde"' (Preuilly d'Humières)

*"Le Prudent" 54 (Chevalier De La Fayette)
*"Le Parfait" 60 (Monsieur de Chasteneuf)
*"Saint Michel" 60 (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières, chef d'escadre)
*"Le Fier" 48 (Monsieur de Chabert)
*"Le Mignon" 46 (Monsieur de Relingues)
*"L'Assuré" 56 (Phillippe Le Valois, Marquis de Villette-Mursay)
*fireship (Chevalier de Beauvoisis)
*fireship (Chevalier De La Galissonier)

Corps de bataille(Duquesne)

*"Le Sage" 54 (Marquis de Langeron)
*"Le Syrène" 46 (Chevalier de Bèthune)
*"Le Pompeux" 72 (Chevalier de Valbelle, commandeur)
*"Saint Esprit" 72 (Lt-general Abraham Du Quesne, commander-in-chief)
*"Sceptre" 80 (Chevalier de Tourville)
*"L'Éclatant" 60 (Monsieur de Coux)
*"Le Téméraire" 54 (Chevalier de L'Hery)
*"L'Aimable" 56 (Monsieur de La Barre)
*fireship (cpt. Champagne)
*fireship (cpt. Honorat)

Arriere-garde(Gabaret)

*"Le Vaillant" 54 (Monsieur de Sptesme)
*"Apollon" 52 (Chevalier de Forbin)
*"Le Grand" 72 (Monsieur de Beaulieu)
*"Sans Pareil" 70 (Louis Gabaret, chef d'escadre, captain Allain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon)
*"Aquilon" 50 (Monsieur de Villeneuve-Ferrieres)
*"Le Magnifique" 72 (Monsieur De La Gravier)
*fireship (cpt. Despretz)
*fireship (cpt. Serpaut)

Netherlands/Spain (Melchior de la Cueva)

First Squadron

*"Provincie van Utrecht" 60 (Jan de Jong)
*"Vrijheid" 50 (Adam van Brederode)
*"Gouda" 76 (Vice-Admiral Jan de Haan)
*"Wakende Boei" 46 (Cornelis Tijloos)
*"Edam" 34 (Cornelis van der Zaan)
*"Kraanvogel" 46 (Jacob Willemszoon Broeder)
*"Rouaan" 8 (snauw, Willem Knijf)
*"Roos" 8 (snauw, Juriaan Baak)
*"Sint Salvador" 6 (fireship, Jan Janszoon Bont)
*"Witte Tas" 4 (supply ship, Adriaan van Esch)
*Second Squadron:
*"Steenbergen" 68 (Pieter van Middelandt)
*"Leeuwen" 50 (Frans Willem, Graaf van Stierum)
*"Eendracht" 76 (Lt-Admiral Michiel De Ruyter)
*"Stad en Lande" 54 (Joris Andringa)
*"Zuiderhuis" 46 (Pieter de Sitter)
*"Leiden" 36 (Jan van Abkoude)
*"Tonijn" 8 (snauw, Philips Melkenbeek)
*"Kreeft" 8 (snauw, Wijbrand Barendszoon)
*"Salm" 4 (fireship, Jan van Kampen)
*"Melkmeisje" 4 (fireship, Arent Ruyghaver)
*Third Squadron:
*"Oosterwijk" 60 (Jacob Teding van Berkhout)
*"Harderwijk" 46 (Mattheus Megang)
*"Spiegel" 70 (SbN Nikolaas Verschoor, killed)
*"Essen" 50 (Gillis Schey) - Sunk
*"Damiaten" 34 (Isaac van Uitterwijk)
*"Groenwijf" 36 (Jan Noirot)
*"Ter Goes" 8 (snauw, Abraham Wilmerdonk)
*"Prinsen Wapen" 8 (snauw, Hendrik Walop)
*"Jakob en Anna" 4 (fireship, Dirk Klaaszoon Harney)
*"Zwarte Tas" 4 (Jacob Stadtlander)
*"Nuestra Señora del Pueblo" 44 (Spanish) - Captured (This ship was captured by the French on 11 February 1675 in the First Battle of Stromboli)

The Spanish ship which fought alongside the Dutch was commanded by Don Mathéo de Haya possibly should be 1 more large Dutch ship