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Battle of Leghorn
- When
- 4 March 1653
- Where
- near Leghorn (Livorno), Italy
- Part of
- Battle of Leghorn
Dutch squadron under Van Galen defeats English squadron under Appleton near Leghorn.
On 4 March 1653, Commodore Johan van Galen led a Dutch fleet of sixteen ships to defeat Captain Henry Appleton's six-ship squadron. Richard Badiley's squadron arrived too late to assist and retreated to Porto Longone.
Sources
- Battle of Leghorn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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