Editing List of naval battles (section)

===Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1674)===

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* 1652 May 29 [[Battle of Dover (1652)|Dover]] – Clash between English under [[Robert Blake (admiral)|Robert Blake]] and Dutch under [[Maarten Tromp]]'s off Dover initiates the [[First Anglo-Dutch War]]
** 26 August [[Battle of Plymouth|Plymouth]] – [[Michiel de Ruyter]]'s 36 men-of-war hold off [[George Ayscue|Ayscue]]'s 45 men-of-war, driving them away
** 7 September [[Battle of Elba|Elba (Monte Cristo)]] – Dutch under [[Jan van Galen]] beat back English under [[Richard Badiley]]
** 8 October [[Battle of the Kentish Knock|Kentish Knock (Zeeland Approaches)]] – English under Blake beat back Dutch under [[Witte Corneliszoon de With|de With]]
** 10 December [[Battle of Dungeness|Dungeness]] – Dutch under Tromp defeat English under Blake
* 1653 February 28 – March 2 [[Battle of Portland|Portland (3 Days Battle)]] – Tromp loses nine men-of-war and about 25 merchantmen to an English fleet under Blake
** 13 March [[Battle of Leghorn|Leghorn]] – Dutch under [[Johan van Galen]] defeat English under Badiley and Appleton
** 12–13 June [[Battle of the Gabbard|Gabbard (North Foreland)]] – English defeat Dutch
** 8–10 August [[Battle of Scheveningen|Scheveningen (Ter Heide, Texel)]] – Dutch under [[Maarten Tromp]] repulse English blockading fleet under [[George Monck]] with both sides retreating. Tromp is killed
* 1664 December 29 – English squadron under [[Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet|Thomas Allin]] attacks Dutch merchant fleet ([[Action of 29 December 1664|details]])
* 1665 June 13 [[Battle of Lowestoft|Lowestoft]] – English fleet under [[James II of England|James Stuart, Duke of York]] badly defeat Dutch fleet under [[Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam]]
** 2 August [[Battle of Vågen|Vågen]] – English squadron repelled attempting to capture richly laden Dutch merchant fleet in the bay of [[Bergen, Norway]]
* 1666 May 20 – Undecided encounter between an English and a combined Dutch\French squadron at the isle of [[Nevis]]
** 15 June [[James River (Virginia)]]-Dutch under [[Abraham Crijnssen]] attacks Virginia tobacco fleet ([[Action of 15 June 1666|Details]])
** 11–14 June [[Four Days Battle|Four Days]] – Dutch under de Ruyter defeats English fleet commanded by [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|Albemarle]] and [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine]]
** 4–5 August [[St James's Day Battle|St James's Day (North Foreland/Orfordness)]] – English under [[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|Albemarle]] and [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine]] defeat a Dutch fleet under de Ruyter
* 1667 – English fleet under Admiral Sir [[John Harman (Royal Navy officer)|John Harman]] destroys part of French fleet at [[Martinique]]
** 9–14 June [[Raid on the Medway]] – Dutch raid Medway river near London. The English flagship, {{HMS|Royal Charles|1660|6}}, is captured and the English sue for peace
* 1672 March 12 – English squadron under Sir [[Robert Holmes (admiral)|Robert Holmes]] attacks Dutch merchant fleet ([[Action of 12 March 1672|Details]])
** 7 June – [[Battle of Solebay|Solebay (Southwold)]] Dutch fleet under de Ruyter vs combined English/French under [[James II of England|York]]
* 1673 June 7 and 14 [[Battle of Schooneveld|First and Second battles of Schooneveld]]
** 21 August [[Battle of Texel|Texel (Kijkduin)]]
** 1 September [[Battle of Masulipatnam]]
* 1674 March 14 – [[Battle of Ronas Voe]] – English Navy defeat and capture [[Dutch East India Company]] ship [[Wapen van Rotterdam]]