Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)

August 5, 1781 · Dogger Bank

Result Inconclusive

A British squadron fought a Dutch squadron escorting a convoy in the North Sea during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. The battle was bloody and indecisive, but the Dutch fleet did not leave port again for the rest of the war.

Kingdom of Great Britain

Dutch Republic

Strength and losses

Strength
3,500c. 4,500
Casualties
c. 500
Killed
104
Wounded
39
Ships
c. 7
Guns
442c. 743
Strength
2,600c. 4,000
Casualties
c. 550
Killed
142
Wounded
403
Ships
c. 7
Guns
408c. 686

Also involved 1