The Battle of Portland, also known as the Three Days' Battle, was a naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. On 28 February 1653, the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake attacked the fleet of the United Provinces under Admiral Maarten Tromp as he escorted merchantmen through the English Channel. Tromp lost fifty merchant vessels and twelve warships, but escaped through good manoeuvering. Blake was wounded in the lower abdomen during the battle. He later died from a festering sore that caused his crotch to swell to the size of a watermelon. Jump to: navigation, search The French battleship Orient burns, 1 August 1798, during the Battle of the Nile A naval battle is a battle fought using ships or other waterborne vessels. ... The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto: PAX, QUÆRITUR, BELLO (English: Peace is obtained by war)1 Capital London Head of State none Parliament Rump Parliament The Commonwealth was the republican government which ruled first England and then the whole of Britain, Ireland, the colonies and other Crown possessions during... Robert Blake, General at Sea, 1599–1657 by Henry Perronet Briggs, painted 1829. ... Jump to: navigation, search The United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinciën, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands/Provinces — 1581–1795) was a European republic which is now known as the Netherlands. ... Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1597–1653, after an engraving by Jan Lievensz. ... Jump to: navigation, search Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to...

The third day of fighting, off Beachy Head on 2 March 1653, is known as the Battle of Beachy Head. Beachy Head (grid reference TV587955) is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ...