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First Anglo-Dutch War

1652 CE – 1654 CE · 2 years

First of four naval wars between England and the Dutch Republic over control of maritime trade routes, fought almost entirely at sea in the English Channel and North Sea.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Commonwealth of England
  • Dutch Republic

Key moments

Defining events in the First Anglo-Dutch War.

  1. 1652 Battle of Goodwin Sands
  2. 1653 Battle of Portland
  3. 1653 Battle of Scheveningen

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1652 CE Anglo-Dutch Wars

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