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BATTLE // August 8, 1653

Battle of Scheveningen

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Significance

The Battle of Scheveningen was the final naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War, fought between the fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Republic suffered heavier casualties than the English Commonwealth — approximately 2,000 against 1,200 — and the Dutch fleet sustained heavy losses overall. As the concluding battle of the war, the engagement marked the effective end of large-scale naval operations between the two powers in this conflict. Maarten Tromp commanded the Dutch forces against George Monck and Benjamin Blake on the English side.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • English Commonwealth4,000
    medium
  • Dutch Republic3,450
    medium

English Commonwealth fielded a 1.2 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • English Commonwealth1,200
    medium30% loss rate
  • Dutch Republic2,000
    medium58% loss rate
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Commanders (3)

Dutch Republic

English Commonwealth

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