Early Modern era · 1653

Battle of the Gabbard

The Battle of the Gabbard, was a naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place near the Gabbard shoal off the coast of Suffolk, England, between fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. It resulted in a significant English victory.

Battle of the Gabbard
Battle of the Gabbard · Heerman Witmont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
12 Jun 1653 – 13 Jun 1653
Where
Suffolk
Era
Early Modern

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Before and after

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