ORDER OF BATTLE // August 8, 1653
Battle of Scheveningen
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 7,450 estimated
English Commonwealth
4,000
Medium-confidence figure
Dutch Republic
3,450
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
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.
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