Battle of Elba

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Battle of Leghorn
Part of the First Anglo-Dutch War
Date 28 August 1652 Location near Elba, Italy Result Dutch victory
Belligerents
Commonwealth of England	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Richard Badiley	Johan van Galen
Strength
4 warships	10 warships
Casualties and losses
1 ship captured	No ships lost

The naval Battle of Elba (or Battle of Monte Cristo) was a naval battle which took place on 28 August 1652^[1] during the First Anglo-Dutch war, between a Dutch squadron under Johan van Galen and an English squadron under Captain Richard Badiley.