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	Battle of Dungeness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 10 December 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the cape of Dungeness in Kent.
		The battle not only showed the folly of dividing forces while the Dutch still possessed a large fleet in home waters, but exposed "much baseness of spirit, not among the merchantmen only, but many of the state's ships".
		By February 1653 the English were ready to challenge the Dutch control of the seas, resulting in the three-day Battle of Portland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Dungeness (500 words)

	Battle of Portland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minor skirmishes followed at the Battle of Plymouth, the Battle of Elba, and the Battle of Kentish Knock.
		The battle turned out to be a heavy English defeat, forcing the English to rethink their naval strategy, led by Admiral Sir Henry Vane and an Admiralty Committee, including developing a tactic that would mark naval warfare for the following century.
		Although both sides claimed victory after the battle, the fact remains that it was Tromp who left the field, not Blake, and in the end, it was Blake who was able to commandeer 40 to 50 Dutch merchantmen and at least eight Dutch warships back to his homeport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Portland (1351 words)

	Robert Blake - LoveToKnow 1911
		In March the command of the fleet was given to Blake for nine months; and in the middle of May the Dutch fleet of forty-five ships, led by their great admiral Tromp, appeared in the Downs.
		Blake, who had only twenty ships, sailed to meet them, and the battle took place off Dover on the 19th of May. The Dutch were defeated in an engagement of four or five hours, lost two ships, and withdrew under cover of darkness.
		The battle was severe, and continued through three days, the Dutch, however, retreating, and taking refuge in the shallow waters off the French coast.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Robert_Blake (1385 words)

	The Battle of Britain
		This battle was not shrouded in the majestic and terrible smoke of a land bombardment with its roar of guns, its flash of shells, its fountains of erupting earth.
		The effect of this was to cause the enemy to be met in greater strength and farther away from their inland objectives, while such of his aircraft as were successful in eluding this forward defence were dealt with by Squadrons farther in the rear.
		How hard fought was the battle can be seen from the fact that from 8th September to 5th October inclusive, 3,291 day patrols of varying strengths were flown, and from 6th October to the last day of that month 2,7865 making a total for these fifty five days of 6,077.
	www.mikekemble.com /ww2/battle.html (12332 words)

	History of Cumberland Island
		After defeating the Spanish in Battle of Bloody Marsh in 1742, the need for the forts evaporated, and the forts were abandoned and the village disappeared.
		Dungeness was the scene of many special social galas where statesmen and military leaders enjoyed the Millers' hospitality.
		The third Dungeness, at its peak, was a 59-room turreted Scottish castle, with a pool house, squash court, and golf course, and 40 other buildings that accommodated a staff of 200.
	www.ameliamaritime.com /tour/cumberland2.html (1189 words)

	Who Flung Dung -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dungeness is the headland of a shingle beach on the Romney Marsh in Kent, England.
		Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world.
		Dungeness Spit is a 5.5 mile long sand spit jutting out from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/175/who-flung-dung.html (1361 words)

	September 15th 1940 (morning)
		Early in the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe aircrews were told that the Royal Air Force would be wiped out in two or three weeks, now, whenever they fly over the British countryside they are still met with masses of British fighters in the hands of pilots that were gaining in skill and techniques.
		The British right towards the end of the battle did get slightly puzzled by the fact that they could only find the wreckage of some eight hundred aircraft whereas the numbers claimed were far in excess of that.
		As battle weary fighter pilots returned from the mornings operations, they were unaware that a second attack by the Luftwaffe would be made early that afternoon.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0041.html (6273 words)

	Biography - D - British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		After Blake's defeat at the battle of Dungeness in the Anglo-Dutch War, Deane returned to his naval command as a General-at-Sea and collaborated in the reorganisation of the Commonwealth navy during the winter of 1652-3.
		Blake was wounded in the battle and went ashore to recover, leaving Deane and Monck to command the fleet.
		Deane was killed in action at the outset of the battle of North Foreland on 2 June 1653.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/index_d.htm (2953 words)

	Naval Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the Battle of Dungeness, Robert Blake accused Charles Saltonstall of not closing with the Dutch and fighting.
		Captain Southwood was in Samuel Howett's division at the Battle of the Gabbard.
		Thomas Thompson, in the Crow fought at the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen.
	kentishknock.com /officers4.shtml (1255 words)

	Events
		Battle of Edgehill This excellent article discusses the 23 October 1642 and is an excerpt from "A Relation of the Battle fought between Keynton and Edgehill, by His Majesty's Army and that of the Rebels."
		Battle of Carbisdale: (final defeat of the Marquis of Montrose), Battle of Dunbar (Cromwell defeats the Covenanters in Scotland) and Battle of Worcester: Cromwell's "crowning mercy"; the final defeat of the Royalists.
		battle of Rathmines, massacre at Drogheda and the conquest of Ireland
	www.casahistoria.net /events.htm (1509 words)

	CHRONOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The battle was a major defeat for the English who lost 17 ships with some 8,000 casualties set against the 7 ships and 2,000 casualties suffered by the Dutch.
		To the west, a separate battle was fought between the two rear divisions under Admirals Cornelis Tromp and Jeremy Smyth with the English Admiral rapidly gaining the upper hand.
		Tromp was forced to withdraw to the shelter of the Dutch coast.
	website.lineone.net /~d.bolton/Chron/chron.htm (1192 words)

	New Dungeness Lighthouse, New Dungeness, Washington
		NEW DUNGENESS LIGHT(1857):The lighthouse and the spit on which it stands took their name from Dungeness Point in England, coincidentally famed for its magnificent lighthouse.
		The New Dungeness Light originally stood LESS than 900 feet from the end of the spit that it guards.
		The light was commissioned December 28, 1857, just 14 days later than New Dungeness, yet considering the fact that the beacon was on an island and that the transport of building materials and personnel was more difficult than at the other station, it was a moral victory worthy of merit.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /buildings/lighthouses/new-dungeness/info/info.htm (1224 words)

	Jacobean and Carolean "Middling Ships" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, she carried 58 guns and had a crew of 280 men.
		Captured by the Dutch at the Battle of Dungeness in 1652
		Captured by the Dutch at the Battle of Livorno in 1653.
	kentishknock.com /j-n-c.shtml (468 words)

	Naval Officers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the Battle of the Gabbard, he was in James Peacock's Division (Vice-Admiral of the Red).
		For the Battle of Portland, James Peacock was a Vice-Admiral of the White, with his flag in the 2nd Rate, the Rainbow.
		At the Battle of the Gabbard, 12 and 13 June 1653, James Peacock was Vice-Admiral of the Red.
	kentishknock.com /officers3.shtml (3645 words)

	Battle of Britain Signed Photographs
		Battle of Britain Signed Photographs ~ Series II After the success of the first series, it was decided to launch a second series and in doing so getting another 50 of 'the few' to take part making a total of 100 airmen.
		He scored most of his 13 victories during the Battle of Britain and was awarded the DFC (8.10.40) and a Bar (26.11.40) and made a Flight Commander in December.
		On 12 May 1940 he was leading a section of three Battles, as part of a bomber force attacking bridges and roads, despite being attacked by Bf 110s they flew along the Meuse and bombed from twenty feet while their gunners fired at German troops.
	www.aviationcollectables.co.uk /photographs/spsf.html (10591 words)

	The Military Revolution - 2
		The great naval battles of classical history had been fought between galleys - the object being to row as quickly as possible and then ram the opponent's vessel.
		The Battle of Lepanto (7 October 1571) in which Ottoman sea power in the Mediterranean was broken, was the last important sea battle between galleys.
		Dutch men-of-war scored another victory over the Spanish in Battle of the Downs in 1639 - this time by the use of fireships, which were ignited and sent amongst the closely-packed Spanish fleet with devastating effect.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-162.htm (1394 words)

	BBC - Seven Wonders - Dungeness
		Romney Marsh's battle with the sea is still fought today - and nowhere more dramatically than just a few miles south of the fourth wonder, Dungeness.
		Dungeness is a great shingle beach, thrusting out into the Straits of Dover.
		Dungeness has traditionally earned its living from the sea and familiar family names live on in the community.
	www.bbc.co.uk /england/sevenwonders/southeast/dungeness (267 words)

	Cumberland Island National Seashore - Georgia - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		After the Battle of Bloody Marsh in 1742, the threat of Spanish attacks on English settlements to the north was neutralized.
		After construction was completed Dungeness became the center of Georgian high society where the elite of the fledgling country held parties and social events of legendary proportion.
		Dungeness fell into disrepair and burned to the ground in 1866, possible set on purpose or by accident by freed slaves.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/gacumisl/index.html (1052 words)

	Willing Sellers sought along Dungeness - SierraTimes.com
		Dungeness River Management Team [DRMT] has taken upon itself) set up a work group to “recommend restoration projects for the Dungeness River.” Some of the statements made in their report reflect the underlying theme and desire to rid the river of private owners.
		The “Dungeness River floodplain has been altered by many human activities including diking, bridge and road constrictions, removal of log jams and large woody debris, forest and agricultural land management, and water withdrawals,” says the working group’s report.
		In another report by county employee Joel Freudenthal, humans were again placed second to fish, as a discussion of the breaching of one of the dikes which protect homeowners along the river was discussed.
	www.sierratimes.com /02/05/10/olympic.htm (1269 words)

	Royal Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was revived by King Athelstan and at the time of his victory at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937, the English navy had a strength of approximately 400 ships.
		The height of the Navy's achievements came on 21 October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar where a combined French and Spanish fleet was decisively beaten by a numerically smaller but more experienced British fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Nelson.
		Although the latter never materialised, the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine fought many battles; Battle of Heligoland Bight, Battle of Coronel, Battle of the Falkland Islands, Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_navy (5611 words)

	First Anglo-Dutch War, (1652-1654)
		The Instructions saw their first test at the battle of the Gabbard Bank (2-3 June 1653), where the arrival of Blake with reinforcements caused the Dutch to retreat with 20 loses.
		On 31 July 1653 the battle of Scheveninghen (or Texel) was fought between a combined Dutch fleet numbering 100 ships, and an equally sized English fleet under George Monck.
		English loses were half that, and the battle marked then end of serious fighting in the war.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/wars_anglodutch1.html (386 words)

	September 1st 1940
		Since the Battle of Britain had begun, Dowding had lost some 75% of his squadron commanders, nearly 400 pilots had either been killed or seriously wounded.
		Hough and Richards in their book "Battle of Britain - A Jubilee History" p238 state that the pilot in question was in fact Canadian Pilot Officer J.A. (Johnny) Walker of 111 Squadron was actually leaning forward still in his Sutton harness, head on his chest and asleep with exhaustion.
		Fourteen squadrons were scrambled and were vectored to intercept the enemy formations as they crossed the coast from Dungeness to Margate, and as others entered the Thames Estuary and headed due west along the River Thames heading towards London.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0032.html (4794 words)

	Mo-pilots
		Dalton-Morgan was made the leader of the Squadron on the 16th of September 1940 Dalton-Morgan was awarded the D.F.C. on the 6th of September 1940,the Bar on the 30th of May 1941, and the D.S.O. on the 25th of May 1943.
		Mould was shot down by a Bf 109 of JG 26 off Dover on the 28th of July 1940 at 14:20 in his Spitfire I (P9336).
		On the 18th of August 1940 his aircraft was damaged in a fight with a Bf 109 from III Gruppe of JG 27 near Bognor at 14:35hrs.
	www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /pilots/Mo-pilots.html (1035 words)

	Ce-pilots
		He and the other crew (C.C.Bennett and G.B.Brash) were killed in action flying in Blenheim IVf (R3626) on the 1st of October 1940.They failed to return from a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast.
		He was shot down in his Hurricane (P5182) over Dungeness at 14:00hrs.
		The evacuation having been successfully completed, No 19 Squadron returned to Duxford and Clouston was subsequently awarded the D.F.C. In late August 1940 the Squadron took part in the Battle of Britain and before it ended on the 31st of October 1940.
	www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /pilots/Ce-pilots.html (1142 words)

	BOBHSOC/Obituary - Flight Lieutenant Ray Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The German bomber had taken off from France at 10am on Sunday September 15 1940, which is now regarded as the climax of the battle.
		After joining up with a formation at 15,000 ft it headed for central London, its crew avoiding RAF fighters when crossing the coastline near Dungeness; then an engine started to malfunction, and the bomber dropped behind the main force.
		The squadron flew south to Hendon in early September, and it was soon involved in some of the heaviest fighting of the Battle of Britain.
	www.battleofbritain.net /bobhsoc/obit-holmes.html (1238 words)

	Batavia - Flying Lab Software Forums
		It wasn't so much of a battle as the English captain being able to penetrate what the Dutch thought was a sheltered position, with fireships, and to great effect.
		Battle of Dover (also known as the Battle of Goodwin Sands).
		Battle of the Texel (sometimes called the Battle of Scheveningen).
	www.flyinglab.com /forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9979&highlight=batavia (2303 words)

	ab-con1
		THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE The German attack in the Ardennes in December 1944.
		Crime in WWII - Battle of Britain Investigation - The fate of the crew of Leutnant Albert Metzger's Heinkel on a south coast beach.
		ST. MALO - The bitter battle for this French Channel port in August 1944 Cezembre - The German fortress island pulverised during the battle Preservation - Spur Battery dismantled - Terry Gander describes the move of a 9.2-inch gun from Gibraltar to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.
	www.afterthebattle.com /ab-con1.html (15029 words)

	The St George Squadron's History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Battle of Trafalgar 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on the 21st of October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy.
		It was the last great sea action of the period and its significance to the outcome of the war in Europe is still debated by historians.
		Battle of the Nile 1798- The Battle of the Nile was fought in Aboukir bay near Alexandria, Egypt, on the 1st and 2nd of August 1798.
	www.st-george-squadron.co.uk /history.php (368 words)

	Oregon Live: mm-dd-yy Dungeness Bay pollution cuts shellfish harvest
		SEATTLE -- Worsening pollution in the Olympic Peninsula's Dungeness Bay is prompting state health officials to order the first-ever closure of some commercial shellfish tidelands there.
		The move is because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria, mostly from human and animal waste leaking from home septic systems and barnyards in the Dungeness River watershed.
		Dungeness Bay is just the latest area where harvesting has been prohibited.
	www.oregonlive.com /news/oregonian/index.ssf?/news/oregonian/00/03/nw_61close24.frame (386 words)

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