Battle of the Kentish Knock

Battle of the Kentish Knock
Part of First Anglo-Dutch War
Action between ships in the First Dutch War, 1652–1654 by Abraham Willaerts, may depict the Battle of the Kentish Knock. It is a pastiche of popular subjects of naval painting of the time: on the right Brederode duels Resolution; on the left the enormous Sovereign
Date 28 September 1652 Location Off Kentish Knock 51°30′N 1°12′E / 51.5°N 1.2°E / 51.5; 1.2 Result English victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Commonwealth of England
Commanders and leaders
Witte Corneliszoon de With	Robert Blake
Prince Rupert[citation needed]
Strength
62 ships 1,900 guns 7,000 sailors	68 ships 2,400 guns 10,000 sailors
Casualties and losses
2 ships	light

The Battle of the Kentish Knock (or the Battle of the Zealand Approaches) was a naval battle between the fleets of the Dutch Republic and England, fought on 28 September 1652 (8 October Gregorian calendar),^[a] during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the shoal called the Kentish Knock in the North Sea about thirty kilometres east of the mouth of the river Thames. The Dutch fleet, internally divided on political, regional and personal grounds, proved incapable of making a determined effort and was soon forced to withdraw, losing two ships and many casualties. In Dutch the action is called the Slag bij de Hoofden.
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