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The first months of the war see …
Years: 1652 - 1652
July
The first months of the war see attacks by the English against the convoys of the Dutch.
Blake is sent with sixty ships to disrupt Dutch fishing in the North Sea and Dutch trade with the Baltic, leaving Ayscue with a small force to guard the Channel.
Ayscue on July 12, 1652, intercepts a Dutch convoy returning from Portugal, capturing seven merchantmen and destroying three.
Tromp gathers a fleet of ninety-six ships to attack Ayscue but winds from the south keep him in the North Sea.
Turning north to pursue Blake, ...
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Years: 1652 - 1652
July
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