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This battle took place between 17 and 19 September 1639 when a Dutch squadron under Admiral Maarten Tromp and Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With, met with a much larger but poorly led Spanish fleet under Antonio D'Oquendo, consisting of 40 to 45 men–of–war and 40 to 50 transport vessels filled with some 13,000 Spanish soldiers who were being transported to Dunkirk. Tromp with 12 ships spotted the Spanish fleet on the 16th, but waited for de With to arrive with five more ships before attacking. Despite his numerical inferiority Tromp got the upper hand in a running fight which lasted into the night. The next day, Zeeland Commodore Joost Banckert, arrived to reinforce the Dutch with 12 more ships. Fighting continued until the Dutch ran out of gunpowder when D'Oquendo retreated to the roadstead of the Downs hoping on English protection which would eventually lead to the Battle of the Downs, where D'Oquendo was decisively defeated and this marked the end of Spanish seapower.
Dutch Republic - Naval Sailor Service 1602-1702 | |||
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| Tromp's Squadron, Maarten Harpertszoon TrompDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1702 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Aemilia (57)
1632-1647 Dutch 57 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Barent Barentszoon CramerDutch Naval Sailor | Fleet Flagship | |
| Name : Gelderland (32)
1626-1647 Dutch 32 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Willem van CoulsterDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Frederik Hendrik (36)
1636-1643 Dutch 36 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Pieter Pieterszoon de WintDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Sampson (36)
1629-1652 Dutch 36 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Claesz Corneliszoon HamDutch Naval Sailor Service 1600-1647 | ||
| Name : Hollandsche Tuin (32)
1632-1662 Dutch 32 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Lambert Ijsbrantszoon HalffhoornDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Deventer (28)
1627-1640 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Unknown | Govert Gerritszoon VoorensDutch , Naval Sailor Robert PostDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Omlandia (28)
1637-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Jan Gerbrandszoon EijdijckDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Veere (32)
1639-1649 Dutch 32 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Cornelis RingelszoonDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Salamander (40)
1628-1639 Dutch 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Laurens Pieterszoon BachuysenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1589-1689 | ||
| Name : Groote Christoffel (30)
1639-1639 Dutch 30 Gun Hired Ship | Frederick PieterszoonDutch Naval Sailor Service 1589-1639 | Sunk | |
| Name : Gideon (24)
1630-1639 Dutch 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | Hendrik Janszoon CampDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Meermin (28)
1619-1639 Dutch 28 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Jan PouwelszoonDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| de With's squadron, Witte Corneliszoon de WithDutch Naval Sailor Service 1599-1658 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Maagd van Dordrecht (42)
1631-1645 Dutch 42 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Squadron Flagship | ||
| Name : Overijssel (24)
1628-1642 Dutch 24 Gun 5th Rate Unknown | Jacques ForantFrench Naval Sailor Service 1639-1653 | ||
| Name : Utrecht (30)
1633-1648 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Willem van BrederodeDutch , Naval Sailor Service 1539-1639 Gerrit Meyndertszoon den UylDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Sint Laurens (32)
1639-1639 Dutch 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Adriaan DommertszoonDutch Naval Sailor Service 1589-1689 | ||
| Name : Bommel (30)
1637-1655 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Sybrant Barendszoon WaterdrinckerDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Bankert's Squadron, Joost BanckertDutch Naval Sailor | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Middelburg (30)
1632-1649 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Adriaen van Trappen BanckertDutch Naval Sailor Service 1615-1684 | Squadron Flagship | |
| Name : Vlissingen (34)
1632-1653 Dutch 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Frans JanszoonDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Zutphen (28)
1628-1665 Dutch 28 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Joris van CatsDutch Naval Sailor Service 1601-1701 | ||
| Name : Walcheren (28)
1639-1639 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Jan Teuniszoon SluysDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Wapen van Nassau (38)
1636-1649 Dutch 38 Gun 4th Rate Ship | Lieve Corneliszoon de ZeeuwDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Neptunus (28)
1634-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 6th Rate Ship | Albert 't Jonge HoenDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Amsterdam (10)
1639-1640 Dutch 10 Gun 6th Rate Yacht | Barent Pieterszoon DorreveltDutch Naval Sailor Service 1589-1689 | ||
| Name : Drente (10)
1637-1637 Dutch 10 Gun 6th Rate Yacht | Gerrit VeenDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Rotterdam (10)
1639-1642 Dutch 10 Gun 6th Rate Unknown | Joris Pieterszoon van den BroekDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Arnemuyden (22)
1636-1639 Dutch 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Adriaan Janszoon den Gloeyenden OvenDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Name : Ter Goes (24)
1636-1639 Dutch 24 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Abraham CrijnssenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1636-1666 | ||
| Name : Friesland (22)
1639-1639 Dutch 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship | Tjaart Rijenx de GrootDutch Naval Sailor | ||
| Spanish Fleet, Antonio de Oquendo y ZandateguiSpanish Naval Sailor Service 1577-1640 | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |