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Which major naval battles were fought during the First Anglo-Dutch War?

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Anglo-Dutch Wars The *Sovereign of the Seas*, an English galleon of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Launched in 1637, this was the largest warship of its time and the first to carry 100 guns. The prominent beak at its bow soon went out of fashion, but its three gun decks and low sterncastle and forecastle set the pattern for ships of the line for the rest of the sailing era. Contemporary engraving by J. Jayne.

During the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–54), several significant naval battles took place:

Battle of the Gabbard (June 1653): This engagement saw the larger and better-armed English fleet achieve victory over the Dutch.
Battle of Texel (July 1653): The final major battle of the war, fought off Texel, resulted in a Dutch defeat and the death of their admiral, Maarten Tromp. Both sides sustained heavy losses.

Earlier in the war, the Dutch had secured a victory at the Battle of Dungeness in December 1652. The conflict concluded with the Treaty of Westminster in April 1654.1