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Though the battle is relatively well-known in American historiography, especially of the mid-Atlantic colonies, there is no generally agreed upon name for it. Shomette and Haslach suggest Battle of Lynnhaven Bay. Unfortunately if one googles this, it turns out this name is already taken: Battle of the Capes, or Lynnhaven Bay, 5 September 1781 (see Carl Nafziger Battle of the Capes, or Lynnhaven Bay). There also was a 1699 pirate Battle of Lynnhaven Inlet. So I looked for something else. I first thought I'd use Battle of Hampton Roads 1673, but there is already a well-known 1862 US Navy v. CSA Navy battle by that name Battle of Hampton Roads. So that kind of clash might meet with objections. I decided on the current name, because the battle is redolent of the battle Abraham Crijnssen fought in the same area in 1667 with the same objective as Evertsen and Binckes and which is described in the Battle of The James River (1667) article. It was not an exact repeat, but it came close. So suggesting a link between the two battles in the title seemed apposite to me. But if it turns out there is an accepted historiographical name for the battle that I managed to miss, I would be glad to defer to that. Ereunetes (talk) 22:31, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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