Battle of Stromboli

Battle of Stromboli
	Part of the Franco-Dutch War
	; Painting of the battle by Théodore Gudin
Date	8 January 1676
Location	Off Stromboli, Mediterranean Sea
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Dutch Republic ; Spain	France
Commanders and leaders
Michiel de Ruyter	Abraham Duquesne
Strength
19 ships of the line or frigates ; 6 snows ; 5 fire ships ; 1,200 guns	20 ships of the line ; 6 fireships ; 1,500 guns
Casualties and losses
340 killed or wounded ; 1 ship of the line sunk	400 killed or wounded

The Battle of Stromboli, also known as the Second Battle of Stromboli or the Battle of Alicudi, took place on 8 January, 1676, during the Franco-Dutch War. The battle occurred between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined fleet of 19 allied ships (18 Dutch and one Spanish ship) under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter. It lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively. The fleets fought again several months later at the Battle of Augusta in April.

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