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Battle of Agosta
The naval Battle of Agosta took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 man-of-war, 5 frigates and 8 fireships under Abraham Duquesne and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of 27 (17 Dutch, 10 Spanish) plus 5 fireships with Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter in command. The battle was a short but intense affair and ended abruptly when Duquesne, after hearing that De Ruyter had been mortally wounded, retreated.
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