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| The Battle of Terheide by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, 1660 |
From Google:
The Battle of Terheide (also known as the Battle of Scheveningen) was the final, decisive naval engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Fought on August 10, 1653, between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic, the clash successfully broke the crippling English blockade of the Dutch coast, though it cost the Dutch their legendary commander, Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp.
At that time, the population of England was about five million people and the population of the Netherlands was about two million.
From Wikipedia:
Both sides claimed a victory: the English because of their tactical superiority, the Dutch because the strategic goal of their attack, the lifting of the blockade, had been achieved.
| Belligerents | |
|---|---|
 English Commonwealth |  Dutch Republic |
| Commanders and leaders | |
| George Monck Benjamin Blake | Maarten Tromp † |
| Strength | |
| 130 ships[1] 4,000 guns 17,000 men[2] | 125 ships[1] 3,450 guns 13,000 men[2] |
| Casualties and losses | |
| 950–1,200 killed and wounded 2 ships lost [1][3] | 2,000 killed and wounded 1,000 captured 12-30 ships lost[2][1] |
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