The French privateer Jean Bart found a Dutch convoy of 112 merchant ships, escorted by five Dutch ships near Dogger Bank.

Furthermore, the French crews were very experienced and led by an exceptional commander, so the outcome of the battle was very predictable.

The battle started on 19:00, when Jean Bart on the Maure attacked the Dutch flagship, the Raadhuis-van-Haarlem.

the Dutch fought valiantly for three hours until their captain was killed.

They remained there until July and then slipped through the allied lines into Dunkirk with 1200 prisoners, on 27 September.