The battle took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, after three earlier wars between the same powers. A British squadron met a Dutch squadron in an unusually even contest. Britain is credited with a win 'on points,' a description that anticipates the heavy casualties and the loss of Holland after the fighting. The comparison with Jutland treats victory as a matter of results and consequences rather than the destruction of an enemy fleet.
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Dogger Bank in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The 5 August 1781 battle matched British and Dutch squadrons, with a narrow British result compared to Jutland.