Archaeology of a 17th‐century Naval Battle: the first two seasons of the Rockley Bay Research Project in Tobago |
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| Authors: | Kroum Batchvarov |
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| Institution: | University of Connecticut, Anthropology Department and Maritime Studies Program, Groton, CT, USA |
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| Abstract: | On 3 March 1677, French Vice‐Admiral Jean d'Estrées launched an assault on an inferior Dutch squadron, commanded by Jacob Binckes, anchored in Rockley Bay, Tobago. The French attack was defeated, but a total of 12 warships on both sides were sunk. The Rockley Bay Research Project, supported by the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and the University of Connecticut began an archaeological investigation of the battle in 2012. At least one of the Dutch men‐of‐war lost in the battle has been found, TRB‐5. The article is a preliminary report on the work that has been carried out so far. |
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| Keywords: | 17th‐century shipwrecks naval Dutch cannon |
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