 | 1°30′E / 51.2°N 1.5°E / 51.2; 1.5 The Battle of the Downs took place on 21 October 1639 (New Style), during the Eighty Years' War. A Spanish fleet,... 34 KB (4,326 words) - 20:10, 16 February 2024 |
 | The Downs is a roadstead (area of sheltered, favourable sea) in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North... 5 KB (533 words) - 00:45, 5 March 2024 |
 | Witte de With (redirect from Witte the With) Vice-Admiral of Holland and West Frisia, he was second in command under Lieutenant-Admiral Tromp. De With fought under Tromp at the Battle of the Downs (1639)... 17 KB (2,351 words) - 09:56, 21 March 2024 |
 | Antonio de Oquendo (category Naval commanders of the Eighty Years' War) Spanish admiral; in 1639 he was in command of the Spanish forces at the Battle of the Downs. Antonio was the son of Captain-General Miguel de Oquendo, who... 7 KB (798 words) - 20:56, 10 March 2024 |
Lope de Hoces (category Naval commanders of the Eighty Years' War) at the Battle of the Downs. Nothing is known about his birthplace or youth. He is first mentioned in 1619 as commander of a squadron heading for the Caribbean... 4 KB (438 words) - 03:59, 4 July 2023 |
( Spain): Battle of the Downs: The hired ship was sunk in The Downs. Grune ( Castile): Battle of the Downs: The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Kent... 127 KB (11,876 words) - 17:32, 16 February 2024 |
 | Anglo-Dutch Wars (category Military history of the Thirteen Colonies) the English Downs anchorage off the town of Deal in Kent, Charles chose not to protect it against a Dutch attack; the resulting Battle of the Downs undermined... 27 KB (3,519 words) - 14:37, 19 April 2024 |
38 The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but... 154 KB (4,937 words) - 14:00, 28 April 2024 |
 | Santa Teresa (1637) (category Naval ships of Portugal) de Hoces during the Battle of the Downs. The ship had a very short life, and her most notable action was during the Battle of the Downs, on 21 October... 4 KB (272 words) - 00:09, 20 April 2024 |
 | Maarten Tromp (category Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic) during the Battle of the Downs, destroying a large proportion of Oquendo's armada. During the Fight in the Channel, a preliminary action to the Downs, Tromp... 34 KB (3,885 words) - 21:20, 20 April 2024 |
 | Galleon (category Military history of Spain) Hoces at the Battle of the Downs, in 1639. Triumph, the largest Elizabethan galleon; flagship of Sir Martin Frobisher in the Battle of the Spanish Armada... 20 KB (2,402 words) - 21:53, 17 April 2024 |
 | devoted to the maritime past of the city. The period between the foundation and the Battle of the Downs is little known due to the destruction of the admiralty... 31 KB (4,546 words) - 11:44, 25 March 2024 |
 | led to the public humiliation of the Battle of the Downs, where the Dutch destroyed a Spanish bullion fleet off the coast of Kent in sight of the impotent... 118 KB (14,441 words) - 01:22, 7 March 2024 |
 | Spanish Road (category History of transport in Germany) was attacked off the English coast by the Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp, leading to the Battle of the Downs in which Tromp annihilated the Spanish fleet that... 21 KB (2,534 words) - 08:27, 5 February 2024 |
1638 Battle of Getaria – France vs. Spain 1639 Battle of the Downs – Spain vs. Holland 1643 Battle of Rocroi – France vs. Spain 1648 Battle of Lens – France... 49 KB (4,872 words) - 14:16, 27 April 2024 |
 | Frigate (category Ship designs of the Dutch Republic) 300 tons. The effectiveness of the Dutch frigates became most evident in the Battle of the Downs in 1639, encouraging most other navies, especially the English... 74 KB (9,196 words) - 14:42, 27 April 2024 |
 | Dutch ship Aemilia (1632) (category Ships of the line of the Dutch Republic) squadron in the action off Dunkirk on 18 February 1639, and in the action off Beachy Head on 17 September on the same year. At the Battle of the Downs, on 21... 4 KB (368 words) - 17:58, 18 July 2023 |
 | English Channel (redirect from The English Channel) possible the largest amphibious invasion in history, the Normandy Landings in 1944. Channel naval battles include the Battle of the Downs (1639), Battle of Dover... 88 KB (8,410 words) - 15:03, 25 April 2024 |
 | Siege of Breda Spanish victory after a siege of 11 months. 1629 Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch Dutch victory. October 31, 1639 Battle of the Downs Decisive... 104 KB (13,898 words) - 05:34, 19 March 2024 |
 | in Venice. 1637: Qing dynasty attacked the Joseon dynasty. 1639: Naval Battle of the Downs – Republic of the United Provinces fleet decisively defeats... 34 KB (3,608 words) - 18:40, 15 March 2024 |
 | was the only junta committee to survive the fall of Olivares intact. Even after the disastrous Battle of the Downs, Philip remained closely interested in... 65 KB (6,621 words) - 20:29, 11 March 2024 |
The Downs Station also known as the Commander-in-Chief, the Downs or Admiral Commanding at the Downs was a formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain and... 12 KB (997 words) - 12:36, 15 February 2023 |
 | Thirty Years' War (redirect from The Thirty Years War) result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty... 121 KB (14,397 words) - 12:02, 20 April 2024 |
dynasty attacked Joseon dynasty. 1637: End of Tulip mania. 1639: Naval Battle of the Downs – Republic of the United Provinces fleet decisively defeats... 33 KB (3,964 words) - 01:10, 27 February 2024 |
| he painted the Amalia, the flagship of admiral Maarten Tromp, before the Battle of the Downs. This painting is on show in the National Maritime Museum... 4 KB (427 words) - 13:56, 15 November 2022 |
 | Downs hoping for English protection which would eventually lead to the Battle of the Downs, where D'Oquendo was decisively defeated. Panhuysen, Luc (2021)... 3 KB (180 words) - 00:22, 29 February 2024 |
 | Habsburg Spain (redirect from Habsburg Kingdom of Spain) stopped the advance. The French thus gained time to properly mobilise. At the Battle of the Downs in 1639 a Spanish fleet was destroyed by the Dutch navy... 105 KB (14,035 words) - 19:46, 26 April 2024 |
 | Navy (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference) after a number of battles which went both ways, the Dutch Navy finally broke the long dominance of the Spanish Navy in the Battle of the Downs (1639). England... 38 KB (4,762 words) - 13:15, 26 March 2024 |
 | of the Downs: A Republic of the United Provinces fleet decisively defeats a Spanish fleet in English waters. November 30 – In Normandy, the revolt of... 18 KB (2,114 words) - 02:21, 1 February 2024 |
 | at the Battle of the Downs in 1639. The French fleet was being used to support the siege of Fuenterrabía, a vital Spanish port. By early August, the blockade... 12 KB (1,415 words) - 09:37, 8 February 2024 |