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Battle of Goodwin Sands

Battle of Goodwin Sands was a battle fought on 29 May 1652 at Dover, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of First Anglo-Dutch War, which ran from 1652 to 1654. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 47 ships against 25 ships.

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The 19 May 1652 Battle of Goodwin Sands, the first battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
The 19 May 1652 Battle of Goodwin Sands, the first battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. James Grant, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 May 1652
WhereDover, United Kingdom51.274N, 1.508E
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsDutch RepublicagainstCommonwealth of England
Casualties and losses1 ship capturedandUnknown
Part ofFirst Anglo-Dutch War1652 to 1654

Where it sits in First Anglo-Dutch War

Battle of Goodwin Sands, 1652Battle of Plymouth, 1652Battle of Elba, 1652Battle of the Kentish Knock, 1652Battle of Dungeness, 1652Battle of Portland, 1653Battle of Leghorn, 1653Battle of the Gabbard, 1653Battle of Scheveningen, 1653Action of 29 January 1654, 165416521654Battle of Goodwin Sands, 1652
10 placed engagements of First Anglo-Dutch War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 May 1652
PlaceDover, United Kingdom
51.274N, 1.508E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength47 ships25 ships
Casualties and losses1 ship capturedUnknown
Commanders
Battle of Goodwin SandsBattle of Goodwin SandsBattle of Sandwich (1460)Battle of Sandwich (1217)Battle of the DownsBattle of WippedesfleotSt. James's Day BattleBattle of the DownsBattle of WippedesfleotSt. James's Day BattleLilleBrightonLutonIpswichCambridgeCalaisGentReading100 km51.274N, 1.508E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1217 and 1652.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1652

Battle of Goodwin Sands is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q592927, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dover (1652), revision 1381367281, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.