Dutch & French fleets in the battle of Tobago, 22 March 1677

Dutch squadron under commodore Jacob Binckes was of 3 ships-of-line (top 3 in the table below), 5 frigates, 3 armed merchants (the last 3), a brander (De Zaeyer) & a yacht (De Fortuyn)

Ship	Captain	Cannons	Crew
Bescherminge	Jakob Binckes	50	153
Provincie van Zeelant	Pieter Constant	44	118
Huis te Kruiningen	Roermer-Vlack	56	128
Middelbourg	Jan Swart	36	83
Wapen van Leyden	Galtje Galtjes	34	73
Popjesburgh	Pieter Stolwijck	24	52
De Goude Star	Pieter Cooreman	28	74
L’Alcion (ex-French)	Cornelis Stolwijck	24	25
Duc de Jork	Fredrick Sweers	26	35
De goude Munnick	Dirck Schoen	31	25
De Sphaera mundi	Wylof Langerys	12	20

French fleet under D’Estrees was of 6 ship-of-line (top 6 in the table below), 4 frigates, one brander & some other smaller ships. There about 4,000 men on the ships, inl. 9 companies of soldiers (450) & about 400 volunteers.

Ship	Captain	Cannons	Crew
Le Glorieux	D’Estrees	72	445
Le Defendan	Comte Blenac	62	380
Le Pretieux	Mascarany	58	350
L’Entrepid	Gabaret	50	320
Le Galand	Montortier	50	300
Le Marquis	Losine	48	300
Le Merillon	Crouart	46	260
Le Laurier	Manchaud	38	250
Le Jeus	Casinieres	38	240
Son v. Africa	Chevalier de la Barde	36	240

French lost 4 ships (Le Glorieux, burnt; L’Entrepid, captured & burnt; Le Pretieux, aground and captured; Le Marquis, blew up) & were made to retreat. Dutch lost only one ship - Huis te Kruiningen was blew up.

List of losses, both French & Dutch fleets:

Source: Hollantse Mercurius. 1677. S. 81-82, 87-88. The source also contains Binckes's relation.