Battle of Portland

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The Battle of Portland was a major naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654), fought over three days in the English Channel between the fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic.

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Battle of Portland canonical 8

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instanceOf battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Portland Bill
Three Days’ Battle
cause English Navigation Acts tensions
commercial rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic
combatType line-of-battle naval engagement
conflict First Anglo-Dutch War
countryInvolved Commonwealth of England
Dutch Republic
endDate 1653-02-20
era 17th century
followedBy Battle of the Gabbard
hasCasualties heavy on both sides
hasCommander Cornelis Evertsen the Elder
Edward Lawson
Maarten Tromp
Michiel de Ruyter
Robert Blake
William Penn the Elder
linked to: Sir William Penn

Witte de With
hasParticipant Dutch Navy
English Navy
linked to: English navy
historicalPeriod Interregnum in England
linked to: Interregnum
location English Channel
off Portland Bill
navalCampaign Channel operations of 1653
numberOfDays 3
objective to escort Dutch merchant convoy
to protect English commerce
outcome English strategic control of the Channel
partOf Anglo-Dutch Wars
First Anglo-Dutch War
politicalEntityInvolved Commonwealth of England
States-General of the Netherlands
precededBy Battle of Dungeness
result English victory
significance one of the largest fleet actions of the First Anglo-Dutch War
secured English dominance in the English Channel
startDate 1653-02-18
strategicGoalOfDutch to maintain trade routes to the Atlantic and Mediterranean
strategicGoalOfEnglish to break Dutch convoy system
temporalLocation February 1653
theatre English Channel theatre of the First Anglo-Dutch War
usedWeapon naval artillery
ship of the line

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Battle of Scheveningen precededBy Battle of Portland
Robert Blake notableBattle Battle of Portland
subject linked to: Admiral Robert Blake
Slag bij Scheveningen precededBy Battle of Portland
Battle of Ter Heijde precededBy Battle of Portland
Battle of the Gabbard (1653) precededBy Battle of Portland
Commonwealth Navy significantEvent Battle of Portland
Battle of the Gabbard precededBy Battle of Portland