Battle of Dover (1652)

Battle of Dover
Part of First Anglo-Dutch War
Tromp v Blake off Dover
Date 19 May 1652 Location Off Straits of Dover Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Commonwealth of England
Commanders and leaders
Maarten Tromp	Robert Blake
Strength
47 ships	25 ships
Casualties and losses
1 ship captured	Unknown

The naval Battle of Dover , fought on 19 May 1652 (29 May 1652 Gregorian calendar),^[a] was the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. It proved to be an indecisive battle involving the flagships of Admirals Maarten Tromp and Robert Blake. Opinions about the outcome of that battle vary among historians of that period.
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