naval engagement, early modern

Action of 2 July 1618

Name: Action of 2 July 1618
Location: Strait of Gibraltar, Spain

Action of 2 July 1618 was a naval engagement fought in 1618 at Strait of Gibraltar, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Strait of Gibraltar. It was part of the Dutch-Barbary War, which ran from 1618 to 1622. The recorded result: Dutch Victory. Recorded strength: 9 ships against 30 ships.

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Fought1618

WhereStrait of Gibraltar, Spain35.974N, 5.516W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDutch Victory

BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstRegency of Algiers

Casualties and losses1 ship sunkand20 ships captured, or destroyed, and every pirate thrown overboard

Part ofDutch-Barbary War1618 to 1622

Record

Date	1618 (year precision) to 1618
Place	Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 35.974N, 5.516W
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	9 ships	30 ships
Casualties and losses	1 ship sunk	20 ships captured, or destroyed, and every pirate thrown overboard
Commanders	Mooy Lambert	Barbary pirates

Placed at Strait of Gibraltar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Action of 1678 1678, 3.0 km SE
Second Battle of Algeciras 1801, 3.2 km NE
Siege of Tarifa 1811, 9.3 km NW
Action of 24 June 1618 1618, 10 km SW
Battle of Río Salado 1340, 12 km NW

Elsewhere in 1618

Siege of Pilsen Czech Republic
Battle of Lomnice Czech Republic
Siege of Moscow Russia
Battle of Fushun People's Republic of China
Battle of Mozhaysk Russia

Action of 2 July 1618 is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 1,204 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121536377, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 2 July 1618, revision 1370426184, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.