Battle of The James River (1667)

Battle of the James River (1667)
Part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Present-day James river
Date June 5 - 9 1667 Location James River, Jamestown, Virginia Result Dutch Victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	England
Commanders and leaders
Abraham Crijnssen	Captain Lightfoot
Strength
5 ships[1]	1 warship 21 merchant ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 warship sunk 19 merchant ships captured, 2 burned[1]

The Battle of The James River took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A Dutch force of five ships led by Abraham Crijnssen sailed through the James River in Virginia searching for English ships. They eventually found them - where they burned and captured them.