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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instanceOf battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle off the Kentish Knock NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
campaign 1652 campaign of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Michiel de Ruyter NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
temporary English control of the North Sea ⓘ
theatre North Sea theatre of the First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ
year 1652 ⓘ

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Witte Corneliszoon de With → participatedIn → Battle of the Kentish Knock ⓘ