Battle of Dover (1652)

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The Battle of Dover (1652) was an early naval engagement between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic that helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War.

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Battle of Dover (1652) canonical 3
Battle of Goodwin Sands (1652) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Goodwin Sands (1652) ⓘ
Battle off Dover ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
casualties light on both sides ⓘ
cause English Navigation Act of 1651 ⓘ
linked to: Navigation Act 1651

disputes over maritime supremacy ⓘ
chronologyPosition one of the opening actions of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
combatant Dutch navy ⓘ
English Commonwealth navy ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth Navy
commander Maarten Tromp ⓘ
Robert Blake ⓘ
conflict First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
countryInvolved Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
date 1652-05-19 ⓘ
engagedForces Dutch squadron under Maarten Tromp ⓘ
English squadron under Robert Blake ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Plymouth (1652) ⓘ
Battle of the Kentish Knock ⓘ
historicalPeriod Interregnum (England) ⓘ
linked to: Interregnum
historicalRegion off the coast of Kent ⓘ
involves warships of the Commonwealth Navy ⓘ
warships of the Dutch States Navy ⓘ
location English Channel ⓘ
off Dover ⓘ
navalCampaign early campaign of the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
navalTactics line-of-battle tactics in early form ⓘ
outcome tactically indecisive ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
precededBy growing Anglo-Dutch maritime tensions ⓘ
primaryWeaponType sailing warships with cannon ⓘ
relatedTo English Channel trade routes ⓘ
Navigation Acts ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
significance first major naval clash between England and the Dutch Republic in the 1650s ⓘ
helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
theatre Anglo-Dutch naval theatre ⓘ
triggerEvent encounter between English and Dutch convoys near Dover ⓘ
year 1652 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Anglo-Dutch War → battle → Battle of Dover (1652) ⓘ
Battle of Dover (1652) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Goodwin Sands (1652) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dover (1652)
Battle of Plymouth (1652) → relatedTo → Battle of Dover (1652) ⓘ
First Dutch War → notableBattle → Battle of Dover (1652) ⓘ