Abraham Duquesne
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Vice-Admiral Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet was a French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Swedish navy. He was born in Dieppe, a seaport, in 1610, and was a Huguenot. He
1838 portrait by Alexander Joseph von Steuben
Plaque and heart of Admiral Duquesne
Battle of Stromboli
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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 o
Abraham Duquesne
…1669 to relieve Candia, then under siege by the Turks. He took part in the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678), fighting at the battles of Solebay (1672) and Stromboli (January 1676). But it was at the battles of Augusta (April 1676) and Palermo that he truly stood out. He ended his career as a lieutenant general of…
Painting of the battle by Théodore Gudin
The Viceroy of Naples paying tribute to de Ruyter's fleet in the port of Naples, by Jan van Essen, 1676
19th century depiction of a Spanish galley towing a rudderless Dutch ship after the battle.