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BATTLE OF ELBA

The Battle of Elba occurred on August 28th 1652 off Elba between the English under Admiral Richard Badiley and the Dutch under admiral Van Gelen. The English lost the Phoenix and had to withdraw into Porto Longone. On the following 20th of November the British under Captain Owen Cox recaptured the Phoenix.
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