Sea battle at Gabbard
Sea battle at Gabbard, painted by Heerman Witmont,
17th century
| date | June 12, 1653 to June 13, 1653 |
|---|---|
| place | English Channel , off Suffolk's coast |
| output | Victory of the English |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 98 ships | 100 ships |
| losses | |
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22 ships (nine captured) |
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Dover - Plymouth - Elba - Kentish Knock - Dungeness - Portland - Livorno - Gabbard - Scheveningen
In the sea battle at Gabbard (in the Dutch sea battle at Nieuwpoort , in England also called sea battle at North Foreland ) during the First Anglo-Dutch War on June 12 and 13, 1653 the fleet of the Commonwealth of England and the fleet of the United Provinces fought of the Netherlands off the coast of Suffolk in the English Channel . The Dutch suffered a momentous defeat.
course
The English fleet of 100 ships was commanded by George Monck , Richard Deane , John Lawson and William Penn . The Dutch fleet of 98 ships was commanded by Maarten Tromp and Witte de With . The English were attacked on June 12, but were able to repel the Dutch attempted boarding through the tactics of the battle line, many Dutch ships were damaged and two sunk.
On June 13th Robert Blake reinforced the English forces, but Tromp attacked directly, although the Dutch had hardly any ammunition left. A sudden lull made the Dutch ships an easy target for the superior English cannons. By evening the English captured nine and sank eleven ships, they themselves did not lose a single ship, but (among others) Commander Deane was killed.
consequences
It was one of the worst defeats for the Dutch. After the English had won control of the English Channel in the naval battle of Portland , they now also gained control of the North Sea.
After the victory, the English imposed a blockade on the Dutch coast, brought up numerous merchant ships and paralyzed the Dutch economy. The two fleets met for the last time in this war in August in the sea battle near Scheveningen .
