Battle of Dungeness (1652)
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The Battle of Dungeness (1652) was a major naval engagement in the First Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch fleet under Maarten Tromp defeated the English off the coast of Kent, temporarily securing control of the English Channel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dungeness (1652) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6566441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Dungeness (1652) Context triple: [First Anglo-Dutch War, battle, Battle of Dungeness (1652)]
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Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652)
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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Battle of Dover (1652)
The Battle of Dover (1652) was an early naval engagement between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic that helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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Battle of Plymouth (1652)
The Battle of Plymouth (1652) was a naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which English and Dutch fleets clashed off the coast of Plymouth, England, as part of their struggle for maritime and commercial supremacy.
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Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
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Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Dungeness (1652) Target entity description: The Battle of Dungeness (1652) was a major naval engagement in the First Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch fleet under Maarten Tromp defeated the English off the coast of Kent, temporarily securing control of the English Channel.
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A.
Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652)
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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B.
Battle of Dover (1652)
The Battle of Dover (1652) was an early naval engagement between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic that helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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C.
Battle of Plymouth (1652)
The Battle of Plymouth (1652) was a naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which English and Dutch fleets clashed off the coast of Plymouth, England, as part of their struggle for maritime and commercial supremacy.
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D.
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
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E.
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of England
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linked to:
English Commonwealth
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the First Anglo-Dutch War
ⓘ
linked to:
First Anglo-Dutch War
Naval battles involving England ⓘ Naval battles involving the Netherlands ⓘ |
| cause |
commercial rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
enforcement of the English Navigation Acts ⓘ |
| combatant |
Dutch fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch navy of the Republic
English fleet ⓘ |
| commander | Maarten Tromp ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
linked to:
English Commonwealth
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| date |
1652-11-30
ⓘ
1652-12-10 ⓘ |
| DutchCommander | Maarten Tromp ⓘ |
| EnglishCommander |
Nathaniel Heaton
ⓘ
Nehemiah Bourne ⓘ Robert Blake ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fleetSizeDutch | larger than English fleet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Portland (1653) ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | English fleet suffered heavier losses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Interregnum in England
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linked to:
Interregnum
|
| impact |
highlighted Dutch convoy protection strategy
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prompted English naval reorganization ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
ⓘ
off Dungeness ⓘ off the coast of Kent ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dungeness ⓘ |
| navalPower | demonstrated Dutch seafaring strength ⓘ |
| navalTactics | line-of-battle tactics in development ⓘ |
| notableShipDutch | Brederode ⓘ |
| notableShipEnglish |
Triumph
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Victory ⓘ |
| outcome | Dutch victory ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Kentish Knock ⓘ |
| result | Dutch victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
temporary Dutch control of the English Channel
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threatened English maritime trade ⓘ |
| theatre | English Channel theatre of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| year | 1652 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dungeness (1652) Description of subject: The Battle of Dungeness (1652) was a major naval engagement in the First Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch fleet under Maarten Tromp defeated the English off the coast of Kent, temporarily securing control of the English Channel.
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