Battle of the Gabbard

Battle of the Gabbard
	Part of First Anglo-Dutch War
	; The Battle of the Gabbard, 2 June 1653 by Heerman Witmont
Date	2 to 3 June 1653
Location	Gabbard Bank, offshore Suffolk, England51.95°N 1.75°E
Result	English victory
Belligerents
Commonwealth of England	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
George Monck; Richard Deane †; John Lawson; William Penn	Maarten Tromp; Witte de With
Strength
100 ships; 3,800 guns; 16,000 men	98 ships; 3,100 guns; 11,500 men
Casualties and losses
400 dead or wounded	9 ships sunk, 11 captured ; 800 killed or wounded, 1,000 prisoners

The Battle of the Gabbard, was a naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653 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 decisive English victory.

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