Battle of the Kentish Knock
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The Battle of the Kentish Knock was a major naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654) fought between English and Dutch fleets 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
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| campaign | 1652 campaign of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Michiel de Ruyter
NERFINISHED
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Robert Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Witte Corneliszoon de With NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1652-09-28 ⓘ |
| dutchAdmiraltiesInvolved |
Admiralty of Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Admiralty of the Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dutchCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | several hundred ⓘ |
| dutchCommanderRank |
Lieutenant-Admiral
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Vice-Admiral ⓘ |
| dutchFlagship | Brederode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dutchShipsLost | at least 2 ⓘ |
| dutchShipsOfTheLine | about 8 ⓘ |
| englishAdmiralty | Council of State of the Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | about 50 ⓘ |
| englishCommanderRank | General at Sea ⓘ |
| englishFlagship | Triumph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishShipsLost | 0 ⓘ |
| englishShipsOfTheLine | about 30 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthDutch | about 62 warships ⓘ |
| fleetStrengthEnglish | about 68 warships ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Dungeness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Kentish Knock sandbank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
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off the Kentish Knock sandbank ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyContext | transition toward purpose-built ships of the line ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | southern North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between heavily armed English ships and lighter Dutch vessels
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early demonstration of English line-of-battle doctrine ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Plymouth (1652) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | line-of-battle tactics by the English fleet ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Dutch Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Dutch decision to build more heavy warships
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temporary English control of the North Sea ⓘ |
| theatre | North Sea theatre of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1652 ⓘ |
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