Battle of Augusta

The naval Battle of Augusta (also known as the Battle of Agosta) took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 man-of-war, five frigates and eight fireships under Abraham Duquesne and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of 27 (17 Dutch, 10 Spanish) plus five fireships with Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter in command. The battle was a short but intense affair and ended abruptly when Duquesne, after hearing that De Ruyter had been mortally wounded, retreated. Neither side lost a ship, though there were many dead and wounded, especially among the Dutch.

France (Abraham Duquesne)

 * Twenty-nine ships of the line
 * Five frigates
 * Eight fireships

First Squadron (Alméras)

 * Fidèle 56 (Chevalier de Cogolin)
 * Heureux 54 (Monsieur de La Bretesche)
 * Vermandois 50 (Chevalier de Tambonneau,killed)
 * Pompeux 72 (Chevalier de Valbelle, chef d'escadre)
 * Lys 74 (Lieutenant-Général Marquis Guillaume d'Alméras, killed; flag-captains Etienne Gentet and Chevalier de Montbron)
 * Magnifique 72 (Monsieur de La Gravière)
 * Parfait 60 (Monsieur de Chasteneuf)
 * Apollon 54 (Chevalier de Forbin)
 * Trident 38 (Chevalier de Bellefontaine)


 * Fireships:
 * Ardent
 * Orage

Second Squadron (Duquesne)

 * Fortune 56 (Marquis d'Amfreville)
 * Aimable 56 (Monsieur de La Barre)
 * Joli 46 (Monsieur de Belle-Isle)
 * Éclatant 60 (Monsieur de Coü, killed; replaced by Monsieur de Saint-Germen)
 * Sceptre 80 (Comte Anne Hilarion de Tourville)
 * Saint-Esprit 72 (vice-admiral Abraham Duquesne)
 * Saint Michel 60 (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humiéres)
 * Mignon 46 (Monsieur de Relingues)
 * Aquilon 50 (Monsieur de Montreuil)
 * Vaillant 54 (Monsieur de Septesme)


 * Fireships:
 * Salvador
 * Imprudent
 * Inquiet

Third Squadron (Gabaret)

 * Assuré 56 (Marquis de Villette-Mursay)
 * Brusque 46 (Chevalier De La Mothe)
 * Syrène 46 (Chevalier de Béthune)
 * Fier 60 (Monsieur de Chabert)
 * Agréable 56 (Monsieur d'Ailly)
 * Sans-Pareil 70 (chef d'escadre Jean Gabaret, flag-captain Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon)
 * Grand 72 (Monsieur de Beaulieu)
 * Sage 54 (Marquis de Langeron)
 * Prudent 54 (Monsieur de La Fayette)
 * Téméraire 50 (Chevalier de Levy)

Fireships:
 * Dangereux
 * Hameson
 * Dame-de-la-Mère

De Ruyters squadron

 * Spiegel 70 (Gilles Schey)
 * Groenwijf 36 (Jan Noirot)
 * Leiden 36 (Jan van Abkoude)
 * Leeuwen 50 (Frans Willem, Graaf van Limburg Stirum)
 * Eendracht 76 (Lt-Admiral Michiel De Ruyter, died; flag-captain Gerard Callenburgh)
 * Stad en Lande 54 (Joris Andringa)
 * Zuiderhuis 46 (Pieter de Sitter)
 * Damiaten 34 (Isaac van Uitterwijk)
 * Oosterwijk 60 (Jacob Teding van Berkhout)
 * Tonijn 8 (snauw, Philips Melkenbeek)
 * Kreeft 8 (snauw, Wijbrand Barendszoon)
 * Ter Goes 8 (snauw, Abraham Wilmerdonk)
 * Salm 4 (fireship, Jan van Kampen)
 * Melkmeisje 2 (fireship, Arent Ruyghaver)
 * Zwarte Tas 4 (Jacob Stadtlander)

De Haans squadron

 * Steenbergen 68 (Pieter van Middelandt)
 * Wakende Boei 46 (Cornelis Tijloos)
 * Edam 34 (Cornelis van der Zaan)
 * Kraanvogel 46 (Jacob Willemszoon Broeder)
 * Gouda 76 (Vice-Admiral Jan de Haan)
 * Provincie van Utrecht 60 (Jan de Jong)
 * Vrijheid 50 (Adam van Brederode)
 * Harderwijk 46 (Mattheus Megang)
 * Prinsen Wapen 8 (snauw, Hendrik Walop)
 * Rouaan 8 (snauw, Willem Knijf)
 * Roos 8 (snauw, Juriaan Baak)
 * Sint Salvador 6 (fireship, Jan Janszoon Bont)
 * Jakob en Anna 4 (fireship, Dirk Klaaszoon Harney)
 * Witte tas 4 (supply ship, Adriaan van Esch)

Spanish ships
10 or 12 ships among them:
 * Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Capitana Real) 64/74 (1000-1100 crew) Almirante Francisco Pereire Freire de La Cerda (or de La Zerda)
 * Santiago (Nueva Real) 80
 * San Antonio de Napoles 44/46 (500 crew)
 * San Felipe 40/44
 * San Carlo/Salvator delle Fiandre/San Salvador (Almiranta de Flandres) 40/42/48 (350 crew)
 * San Joaquin/San Juan 80
 * San Gabriel 40
 * Santa Ana 54/60
 * Nuestra Señora del Rosario 50
 * Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
 * Nuestra Señora del Rosario y Las Animas