Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652)

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The Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652) was a major early naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War in which the English fleet defeated the Dutch off the Kentish Knock sandbank in the North Sea.

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instanceOf battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle off the Kentish Knock
linked to: Battle off Dover
belligerent Commonwealth of England
Dutch Republic
campaign early North Sea campaign of the First Anglo-Dutch War
cause enforcement of the English Navigation Acts
maritime trade rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic
combatantCommander George Ayscue
Maarten Tromp
Robert Blake
Witte de With
conflict First Anglo-Dutch War
countryInvolved Commonwealth of England
Dutch Republic
date 1652-09-28
DutchCasualties higher than English casualties
DutchCommanderRank admiral
DutchFleetEffect several ships damaged or lost
DutchFleetStrength about 62 ships
EnglishCasualties lower than Dutch casualties
EnglishCommanderRank admiral
EnglishFleetEffect maintained cohesion and control
EnglishFleetStrength about 68 ships
followedBy Battle of Dungeness
geographicalFeature near the Thames Estuary
historicalPeriod Interregnum England
linked to: Interregnum
location Kentish Knock sandbank
North Sea
notableFor early major engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War
partOf First Anglo-Dutch War
precededBy Battle of Plymouth (1652)
relatedTo Anglo-Dutch naval rivalry in the 17th century
result English victory
side Dutch fleet
English fleet
strategicOutcome temporary English control of the North Sea
tacticalCharacteristic line-of-battle tactics increasingly important
theatre North Sea
year 1652

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First Anglo-Dutch War battle Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652)
First Dutch War notableBattle Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652)