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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle off the Kentish Knock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maarten Tromp NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Witte de With NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | near the Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interregnum England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kentish Knock sandbank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early major engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Plymouth (1652) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1652 ⓘ |
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