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Allied (Dutch Republic & Kingdom of England) - Sir George Rooke | |||
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| British Main Division, George Byng | |||
To attack the town and the south bastion. | |||
| Ship Name | Guns | Commander | Notes |
| Name : Monmouth (64) | 64 | John Baker | |
| Name : Suffolk (70) | 70 | Robert Kirktown | |
| Name : Essex (70) | 70 | John Hubbard | |
| Name : Ranelagh (80) | 80 | John Cowe | Squadron Flagship |
| Name : Grafton (70) | 70 | John Herne | |
| Name : Montagu (60) | 60 | William Cleveland | |
| Name : Eagle (70) | 70 | Archibald Hamilton | |
| Name : Nottingham (60) | 60 | Samuel Whitaker | |
| Name : Nassau (70) | 70 | Francis Dove | |
| Name : Swiftsure (64) | 64 | Robert Wynn | |
| Dutch Division, G. van der Dussen | |||
To attack the Old Mole | |||
| Ship Name | Guns | Commander | Notes |
| Name : Wapen van Friesland (58) | 58 | ||
| Name : Utrecht (64) | 64 | ||
| Name : Veluwe (66) | 66 | Squadron Flagship | |
| Name : Prinses Amelia (64) | 64 | ||
| Name : Veere (60) | 60 | Philip Schriver | |
| Name : Katwijk op Zee (72) | 72 | ||
| British Second Division | |||
To attack the new mole. Had three Dutch bombs attached. | |||
| Ship Name | Guns | Commander | Notes |
| Name : Berwick (70) | 70 | Robert Fairfax | |
| Name : Monck (64) | 64 | James Mighells | |
| Name : Burford (70) | 70 | Kerrit Roffey | |
| Name : Kingston (60) | 60 | Edward Acton | |
| Name : Lennox (70) | 70 | Sir William Jumper | |
| Name : Yarmouth (70) | 70 | Jasper Hicks | |
| Rooke's Main Body | |||
Stood off in the Bay and other than the Dorsetshire was unengaged. During the night of the 22/23rd, Rooke, to make some diversion while Byng's squadron warped into position, ordered Captain Edward Whitaker, of the Dorsetshire, to man and arm boats, and to destroy a French vessel that lay within the Old Mole. | |||
| Ship Name | Guns | Commander | Notes |
| Name : Royal Katherine (96) | 96 | John Fletcher | Fleet Flagship |
| Name : Dorsetshire (80) | 80 | Edward Whitaker | |
Allied (Royaume de France & Spain) | |||
| Unknown Division | |||
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