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Battle of the Downs

The Battle of the Downs took place on 21 October 1639 (New Style), during the Eighty Years' War. A Spanish fleet, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, was decisively defeated by a Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp.

Battle of the Downs
Battle of the Downs · Reinier Nooms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
21 Oct 1639
Where
English Channel
Era
Early Modern

Topics

United Kingdom43 CE – todayKingdom of England895 CE – 1707

Before and after

Wars of the Three Kingdoms1638 – 1651Portuguese Restoration War1640 – 1668Show on timeline

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