Battle of the Gabbard | |||||||
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Part of First Anglo-Dutch War | |||||||
![]() The Battle of the Gabbard, 2 June 1653 by Heerman Witmont | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Monck Richard Deane † John Lawson William Penn |
Maarten Tromp Witte de With | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100 ships[1] 3,800 guns 16,000 men |
98 ships[1] 3,100 guns 11,500 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400 dead or wounded[2] |
9 ships sunk, 11 captured[2] 800 killed or wounded, 1,000 prisoners[2] |
The Battle of the Gabbard,[a] was a naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653 [b] during the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place near the Gabbard shoal off the coast of Suffolk, England, between fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. It resulted in a significant English victory.
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