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The Battle

During the early phase of the War of the Grand Alliance, the French navy had achieved some success. On 6 May 1689, a French fleet of 39 men-of-war, commanded by Château-Renault, departed from Brest to ferry over supplies and French troops to assist King James II’s struggle in Ireland in his attempt to regain the English crown. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Brest is a city in Brittany, or the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... James II of England/VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of Scots, King of England, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ...

However, the presence of the English Admiral, Arthur Herbert (soon to be known as Lord Torrington), had made offloading at Kinsale impossible, therefore forcing Château-Renault on 10 May, to anchor his fleet in Bantry Bay. Market Street in Kinsale, one of the towns oldest thoroughfares Kinsale (Cionn tSáile in Irish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. ... Bantry Bay is a bay located in southwest Ireland, in County Cork. ...

The following morning, Herbert’s squadron of 19 ships of the line approached the French, but Château-Renault, enjoying the weather gauge, managed to drive Torrington out of the bay and into the open sea.^[1]

The four-hour battle was somewhat inconclusive – little damage occurred to either fleet – but the French action had enabled the transports to unload their supplies.^[2]

The French fleet returned to Brest on 18 May.

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