Battle of the Gabbard

Battle of the Gabbard
Part of First Anglo-Dutch War
The Battle of the Gabbard, 2 June 1653 by Heerman Witmont
Date 2 to 3 June 1653 Location Gabbard Bank, offshore Suffolk, England 51°57′N 1°45′E / 51.95°N 1.75°E / 51.95; 1.75 Result English victory
Belligerents
Commonwealth of England	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
George Monck Richard Deane † John Lawson William Penn	Maarten Tromp Witte de With
Strength
100 ships[1] 3,800 guns 16,000 men	98 ships[1] 3,100 guns 11,500 men
Casualties and losses
400 dead or wounded[2]	9 ships sunk, 11 captured[2] 800 killed or wounded, 1,000 prisoners[2]

The Battle of the Gabbard,^[a] was a naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653 ^[b] during the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place near the Gabbard shoal off the coast of Suffolk, England, between fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. It resulted in a decisive English victory.

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