The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the western coast of the island of Texel on 21 August 1673 between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets. It was the last major battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, which was itself part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678), during which Louis XIV of France invaded the Republic and sought to establish control over the Spanish Netherlands. English involvement came about because of the Treaty of Dover, secretly concluded by Charles II of England, and which was highly unpopular with the English Parliament.
The Gouden Leeuw at the Battle of Texel, 21 August 1673, Van de Velde the Younger
The Battle of Texel (1707) by Willem van de Velde the Younger
Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, whose training compensated for Dutch numerical inferiority
Image: Willem van de Velde I Battle of Texel 1673 NTIII FEL 1401180
Texel is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,643 in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. The island is situated north of Den Helder, northeast of Noorderhaaks, and southwest of Vlieland.
North end of the island with the Eierland Lighthouse in 2015
Dutch ships in the roadstead of Texel, 1671
HMS Hero wrecked at Haak Sands near Texel December 25, 1811
De Hors at Dunes of Texel National Park
