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Battle of Bantry Bay
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Battle of Bantry Bay
The
Battle of Bantry Bay
was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689 during the
Nine Years' War
. The English fleet was commanded by
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
; the French fleet by
François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
. Apart from the inshore operations at
La Rochelle
in 1627–28, the Battle of Bantry Bay was the first time English and French navies had met in fleet action since 1545.
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