What is recorded here
The Battle of Bantry Bay was on 11 May 1689, a week before the declaration of the Nine Years' War between the English and French navies. The English were commanded by Admiral Arthur Herbert, while the French were under the command of François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault.
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Ulrich Hartmann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jeff Buck, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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