Battle of Saldanha Bay

The Battle of Saldanha Bay was a naval action that occurred off the Dutch Cape Colony on 21 July 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A squadron of Royal Navy warships under the command of commodore George Johnstone captured five Dutch East India Company ships; her own crew destroyed a sixth. Casualties on the Dutch side were minimal if any, and there were no British casualties.

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1781  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, South Africa, 

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Location: -33.0167, 17.95, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1781 Battle of Saldanha Bay

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1796 Battle of Saldanha Bay

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1815 Slachter's Nek Rebellion

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1850 — 1853 Eighth Xhosa War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1795	Cape Colony		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Saldanha Bay	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1796	Battle of Saldanha Bay	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1815	Slachter's Nek Rebellion	rebellion	Wikidata
event	war	1850	Eighth Xhosa War	war	Wikidata