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Inner Gabbard is a sandbank located in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, England. It is historically notable as the vicinity where the Battle of the Gabbard took place in June 1653, a decisive naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War where the English fleet achieved a major victory over the Dutch. Today, the Gabbard area is known for its offshore wind farms, which utilize the shallow waters of the sandbank to generate renewable electricity. The surrounding waters are also subject to maritime traffic navigating the busy North Sea shipping lanes.
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Where exactly is Inner Gabbard?
Inner Gabbard is an offshore sandbank in the North Sea near the Suffolk coast of England. Historical accounts often call the wider site Gabbard Bank or Gabbard Shoal, so it is not a beach or an inhabited island. [Battle of the Gabbard history](https://bcw-project.org.uk/military/first-anglo-dutch-war/gabbard)
When did the Battle of the Gabbard take place?
The battle was fought on 2 and 3 June 1653 under the English Old Style calendar. Those dates correspond to 12 and 13 June 1653 in the Gregorian calendar, during the First Anglo-Dutch War. [Heritage Gateway](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=ce54187a-cb68-4a0b-9718-f5e70cf2b9c3)
Who commanded the fleets at the Battle of the Gabbard?
The English force included Generals-at-Sea George Monck and Richard Deane, supported by admirals such as William Penn and John Lawson. The Dutch fleet included Maarten Tromp, Witte de With, Jan Evertsen and Michiel de Ruyter. [Heritage Gateway](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=ce54187a-cb68-4a0b-9718-f5e70cf2b9c3)
Why is Inner Gabbard important in naval history?
The sandbank is remembered because the English victory there helped defeat a Dutch attempt to blockade the English coast and the Thames approaches. It was one of the major fleet actions of the First Anglo-Dutch War, fought in 1653 rather than in the modern era. [Battle of the Gabbard history](https://bcw-project.org.uk/military/first-anglo-dutch-war/gabbard)
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