First Anglo-Dutch War

First Anglo-Dutch War
	Part of the Anglo-Dutch Wars
	; The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653, Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten
Date	1652–1654
Location	English Channel, North Sea, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, Irish Sea, Caribbean, Indian Ocean
Result	Treaty of Westminster
Belligerents
Dutch Republic	Commonwealth of England
Commanders and leaders
Adriaan Pauw; Johan de Witt; Maarten Tromp †; Witte de With; Michiel de Ruyter; Johan van Galen †;	Oliver Cromwell; Robert Blake; George Ayscue; Henry Appleton; George Monck;

The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and Dutch Republic. Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast fleet actions. Despite a series of victories in 1652 and 1653, the Commonwealth was unable to blockade Dutch trade, although English privateers inflicted serious losses on Dutch merchant shipping.

The economic damage eventually led to the Treaty of Westminster in 1654 where the Dutch were forced to make minor concessions to the Commonwealth. Both sides agreed to the exclusion of the House of Orange from the office of Stadtholder, but failed to resolve underlying commercial issues. In 1665, Dutch objections to the Navigation Acts and English concerns over their rival's trading practices led to the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

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