During the Second Civil War, much of the Parliamentary navy mutinied and joined the Royalist cause under the Duke of York. Parliamentary Admiral Warwick confronted the Royalist fleet in the Downs (the anchorage off Kent). The rival fleets manoeuvred but a decisive action was avoided; the Royalist fleet eventually sailed for Holland, ending the naval threat.
Naval: c.30–40 ships per side, indecisive outcome
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