Battle of Portland (1653)
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The Battle of Portland (1653) was a major three-day naval engagement in the English Channel during the First Anglo-Dutch War, in which the English fleet under General at Sea Robert Blake fought the Dutch fleet led by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp for control of vital trade routes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Three Days Battle
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Three Days’ Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of England
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Maarten Tromp
NERFINISHED
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Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Commonwealth of England
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Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| DutchCommander | Maarten Tromp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DutchFleetCommanderRank | Lieutenant-Admiral ⓘ |
| DutchFleetType | warships and armed merchantmen ⓘ |
| DutchSide | Dutch Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DutchStrategicGoal | protect large merchant convoy to the Netherlands ⓘ |
| endDate | 1653-02-20 ⓘ |
| engagementType | fleet action ⓘ |
| EnglishCommander | Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishFleetCommanderRank | General at Sea ⓘ |
| EnglishFleetType | warships of the Commonwealth navy ⓘ |
| EnglishSide | Commonwealth Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishStrategicGoal | break Dutch control of maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Gabbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interregnum in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
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off Portland Bill ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Portland Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
control of trade routes in the English Channel
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escort of Dutch merchant convoy ⓘ protection of English commerce ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | English Channel operations of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Dungeness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCause |
commercial rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic
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enforcement of the English Navigation Acts ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| sea | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
marked a shift toward heavier English warships and line-of-battle tactics
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secured English control of the Channel convoy routes ⓘ |
| startDate | 1653-02-18 ⓘ |
| theatre | English Channel theatre of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1653 ⓘ |
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