Action of 2 July 1618

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Action of 2 July 1618

| partof = Dutch–Barbary war (1618–1622)

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| date = 2–4 July 1618

| place = Gibraltar

| result = Dutch Victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|Dutch Republic}}

| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Algiers.jpg}} Regency of Algiers

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} Mooy Lambert

| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Algiers.jpg}} Unknown Pirate

| strength1 = 9 ships {{Cite book |title=De Beveiliging van de zee tegen Europeesche en Barbarijsche zeerovers, 1609-1621 |last=Weber |first=Richard Ernst Jacob |year=1933 |pages=124 |language=Dutch |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?objectsearch=124&coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB06:000005144:00146}}

| strength2 = 30 ships {{Cite book |title=De Beveiliging van de zee tegen Europeesche en Barbarijsche zeerovers, 1609-1621 |last=Weber |first=Richard Ernst Jacob |year=1933 |pages=127 |language=Dutch |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?objectsearch=dertigtal&coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB06:000005144:00149}}

| casualties1 = 1 ship sunk

| casualties2 = 20 ships captured, or destroyed, and every pirate thrown overboard{{Cite web |url=https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/access/item%3A2727810/view |title=Lambert Hendricksz en zijn jihad tegen de Barbarijse zeerovers |last=Schokkenbroek |first=Joost |page=10|language=Dutch}}

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the Action of 2 July 1618 occurred during an expedition undertaken with the purpose of apprehending pirates, Mooy Lambert encountered a fleet of Algerian corsairs on June 2. This led to a prolonged engagement lasting two days, during which Lambert displayed remarkable prowess, resulting in his victory. As a consequence of this triumph and his subsequent Expedition to Algiers (1624), Lambert gained considerable recognition and is primarily remembered for this significant battle in history.