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The naval Battle of the Downs took place on 31 October 1639 (New style), during the Eighty Years' War and was a decisive defeat of the Spanish, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp. 40 Spanish and Portuguese ships were captured and destroyed. Only 18 ships escaped. the flagship Tromp, flying the flag in battle with the Portuguese flagship, the Virgin.

The naval Battle of the Downs took place on 31 October 1639 (New style), during the Eighty Years' War and was a decisive defeat of the Spanish, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp. 40 Spanish and Portuguese ships were captured and destroyed. Only 18 ships escaped. the flagship Tromp, flying the flag in battle with the Portuguese flagship, the Virgin.
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The naval Battle of the Downs took place on 31 October 1639 (New style), during the Eighty Years' War and was a decisive defeat of the Spanish, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp. 40 Spanish and Portuguese ships were captured and destroyed. Only 18 ships escaped. the flagship Tromp, flying the flag in battle with the Portuguese flagship, the Virgin
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