What is recorded here
The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 30 November 1652 (10 December in the Gregorian calendar) during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the cape of Dungeness in Kent.
The Battle of Dungeness was fought between the English Navy, under the command of Robert Blake, and the Dutch Navy on 30 November 1652 (Gregorian calendar date 10 December) during the First Anglo-Dutch War. The English emerged victorious, securing a strategic advantage in the war and demonstrating the effectiveness of their naval reforms under the Commonwealth.
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