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Battle of Dungeness 1652

Battle of Dungeness: The royal navy - a history from the earliest times to the present
Image: Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird), Sir, 1856-1905; Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916; Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date10 December 1652Wikidata
Year1652Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationEnglandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFirst Anglo-Dutch WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsCommonwealth of England, Dutch RepublicWikidata P710
Coordinates50.9978, 0.9942Wikidata P625

About the battle

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.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Dungeness (revision 1370439501), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

50.9978, 0.9942 · England

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