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.
The Battle of Bantry Bay was fought on 11 May 1689 between the English navy, led by Admiral Arthur Herbert, and the French navy under Admiral François de Roquefeuil. The English repelled the French attempt to support the Jacobite cause in Ireland, securing a strategic naval victory that helped prevent a French landing and reinforced William of Orange's position during the Williamite War.
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