Battle of the Downs
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The Battle of the Downs took place on 21 October 1639, during the Eighty Years' War. A Spanish fleet, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, was decisively defeated by a Dutch force under Lieutenant
The Battle of the Downs Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1659
Spanish commander Antonio de Oquendo
Dutch commander Maarten Tromp
Before the Battle of the Downs by Reinier Nooms, circa 1639, depicting the Dutch blockade off the English coast, the vessel shown is the Aemilia, Tromp's flagship.
The Downs (ship anchorage)
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The Downs is a roadstead in the southern North Sea near the English Channel, off the east Kent coast in southern England, between the North and the South Foreland, near the town of Deal. From the Eliz
Battle of the Downs
…and were intercepted by the Dutch in a series of actions between 16 and 18 September. Losses on both sides were minimal, but Oquendo took refuge in The Downs, an anchorage between the ports of Dover and Deal, where he was protected by English neutrality. Although blockaded here by the Dutch fleet, most of…
1848 chart showing the position of the Downs off the coast of Kent. Depths are in fathoms.
The Defeat of Privateer Andrew Barton
Timeball Tower, Deal, Kent