Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
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The Battle of Beachy Head or Beveziers took place on the south coast of East Sussex, England on 30 June 1690 in the War of the Grand Alliance; Beachy Head is a promontory near Eastbourne.
The battle was fought between an Anglo-Dutch fleet under the Earl of Torrington with sixty vessels and the French fleet under the Comte Anne Hilarion de Tourville with seventy-five ships in ten km lines with the largest in the middle. Although the French won, they failed to exploit their victory over the damaged opponent to deal a decisive blow to Anglo-Dutch seapower. Torrington, meanwhile, was court-martialed for retreating but, arguing that his action prevented an invasion, was acquitted.
Those fleets were to fight again at the Battle of La Hougue.ms:Pertempuran Beachy Head