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The '''Battle of Cape Alava''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Dutch}}: ''Slag bij Kaap Alava'') was a {{wpl|naval battle}} off the coast of [[Cape Alava]] in which [[Katherine I of Atmora|High Queen Katherine I]] and her staff fled from [[Westend]] evacuating to [[Asvarre]]. The battle was marked by a series of royalist {{wpl|Last stand|last stands}} against [[Rijkskrijgsmarine]] Admiral [[Herman Buitenhuis]]'s [[Atmoran Home Fleet]]. Such as {{wpl|Captain (naval)|Kaptein-ter-Zee}} Floris-Jan Fortuin made a last stand by ramming {{wpl|battleship}} [[RMS Graaf Moltke]] along with sinking {{wpl|Light cruiser|light cruisers}} [[RMS Asperen]], [[RMS Arnemuiden]], and [[RMS Blauwenhoek]]. Admiral {{wpl|Prince}} [[Jan-Pieter van Hossen]]'s [[Atmoran Royalist Fleet]] succesfully crossed the [[Halkeginian Sea]] allowing the formation of the [[Free Atmoran Forces]]. | The '''Battle of Cape Alava''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Dutch}}: ''Slag bij Kaap Alava'') was a {{wpl|naval battle}} off the coast of [[Cape Alava]] in which [[Katherine I of Atmora|High Queen Katherine I]] and her staff fled from [[Westend]] evacuating to [[Asvarre]]. The battle was marked by a series of royalist {{wpl|Last stand|last stands}} against [[Rijkskrijgsmarine]] Admiral [[Herman Buitenhuis]]'s [[Atmoran Home Fleet]]. Such as {{wpl|Captain (naval)|Kaptein-ter-Zee}} Floris-Jan Fortuin made a last stand by ramming {{wpl|battleship}} [[RMS Graaf Moltke]] along with sinking {{wpl|Light cruiser|light cruisers}} [[RMS Asperen]], [[RMS Arnemuiden]], and [[RMS Blauwenhoek]]. Admiral {{wpl|Prince}} [[Jan-Pieter van Hossen]]'s [[Atmoran Royalist Fleet]] succesfully crossed the [[Halkeginian Sea]] allowing the formation of the [[Free Atmoran Forces]]. | ||
===Prelude=== | |||
===Battle=== | |||
===Aftermath=== | |||
====Balance of naval power==== | |||
====Survival of the royalists==== | |||
===Order of battle=== | |||
====Royalists==== | |||
====Republicans==== | |||
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| Battle of Cape Alava | |||||||
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| Part of the Atmoran Campaign of the Third Voshan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Atmoran Confederation Mizuhese Royalists |
 Atmoran Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Jan-Pieter van Hossen Maurits Sievering† Sietse Priem van Morrenhof |
 Herman Buitenhuis Boudewijn van Liedenbaum | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Total: 53 warships 2 aircraft carriers 6 battleships 4 battlecruisers 5 heavy cruisers 9 light cruisers 27 destroyers c. 210 carrier aircraft |
Total: 56 warships 1 aircraft carriers 2 battleships 3 battlecruisers 4 heavy cruisers 6 light cruisers 23 destroyers 17 Corvettes c. 86 carrier aircraft | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 battleships sunk 1 battlecruiser sunk 2 heavy cruisers sunk 1 light cruiser sunk 8 destroyers sunk 76 aircraft destroyed 5,678 killed |
1 aircraft carrier 2 battleships sunk 2 battlecruiser sunk 3 heavy cruisers sunk 4 light cruiser sunk 7 destroyers sunk 8 corvettes sunk 47 aircraft destroyed 4.971 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Alava (Dutch: Slag bij Kaap Alava) was a naval battle off the coast of Cape Alava in which High Queen Katherine I and her staff fled from Westend evacuating to Asvarre. The battle was marked by a series of royalist last stands against Rijkskrijgsmarine Admiral Herman Buitenhuis's Atmoran Home Fleet. Such as Kaptein-ter-Zee Floris-Jan Fortuin made a last stand by ramming battleship RMS Graaf Moltke along with sinking light cruisers RMS Asperen, RMS Arnemuiden, and RMS Blauwenhoek. Admiral Prince Jan-Pieter van Hossen's Atmoran Royalist Fleet succesfully crossed the Halkeginian Sea allowing the formation of the Free Atmoran Forces.