after the battle and blew up. The battle ended inconclusively at sunset. In a strategic sense, it can be seen as a Dutch victory as it deterred Anglo-French plans to blockade Dutch ports and land troops on the Dutch coast. Tactically both sides sustained heavy damages; two English ships were sunk, including the fleets flagship the Royal James, as well as two French ships sunk. The Dutch also lost two large ships, in addition to many fire ships. The fleets met again at the Battle of Schooneveld in 1673. Ship list Not all fireships are listed; there were about 24 of them on the Allied, 36 on the Dutch side. England and France (The Duke of York and Albany) The Netherlands (Michiel de Ruyter) In popular culture The battle is described in verse, as if in an eyewitness account seen from the coast at Dunwich, in the ballad "A Merry Song on the Duke's late glorious Success over the Dutch", which appears in print (apparently taken from a broadside ballad) in the Suffolk Garland of 1818. Leeds Central Library has a 50ft (15m), step by step, pictorial record of the sea battle which dates from around 1910. It is based on contemporary parchments and also features scenes depicting the Battle of Texel. It forms part of the Gascoigne collection. The battle is described in the novel "An Affair of Dishonour" published in 1910 by William de Morgan who was also an artist in glass and ceramics. A wounded survivor becomes an important character in the story. The Battle of Solebay forms the historic background to children's adventure novel The Lion of Sole Bay, the fourth book in the Strong Winds series by Julia Jones The Adnams Brewery created a beer, named Broadside, in commemoration of the battle's tercentenary. In his novel, “The Black Tulip”, Alexandre Dumas refers to the historical role of Cornelius de Witt in the battle. (Chapter 2, “The Two Brothers”) See also Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after this battle. References External links The Battle of Solebay at ship-wrecks.co.uk Lynn, John A., The Wars of Louis XIV: 1667-1714 (Longman Publishing: Harlow, England, 1999). Solebay Solebay Solebay 1672 in England 17th century in Suffolk Naval battles involving the Dutch Republic Naval battles involving England Naval battles involving France Naval battles of the Franco-Dutch War