Battle of Scheveningen
Final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Scheveningen [lower-alpha 1] was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 31 July 1653 [lower-alpha 2] between the fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. The Dutch fleet suffered heavy losses.
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Battle of Scheveningen | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
English Commonwealth | Dutch Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Monck | Maarten Tromp † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
130 ships[1] 4,000 guns 17,000 men[2] |
125 ships[1] 3,450 guns 13,000 men[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
950-1,200 killed and wounded 2 ships lost [1][3] |
2,000 killed and wounded 1,000 captured 12-30 ships lost[2][1] |
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