Battle of Portland

Name: Battle of Portland
Start: 1653-02-28
End: 1653-03-02

28 Feb 1653 – 2 Mar 1653 · 50.40° N, 2.50° W

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When: 28 Feb 1653 – 2 Mar 1653
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.40° N, 2.50° W
Description: 1653 naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
Naval: yes

Battle of Portland

1653 battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War

The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle, took place during 18–20 February 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp escorting merchant shipping through the English Channel.

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Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Englisch-Niederländischen Krieg kommt es zur Seeschlacht bei Portland”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoire navale anglaise sur les Provinces-Unies à la bataille des Trois Jours”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “18 (28) февраля—20 февраля (2 марта) — морское Портлендское сражение”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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