The Battle of Portland interrupted Dutch confidence after Dungeness and Leghorn. Robert Blake and Richard Deane led about eighty Commonwealth ships against a Dutch fleet of similar size. The Dutch lost twelve ships, making Portland a Commonwealth victory even as their leaders believed the fleet could recover. Its place before the Gabbard shows how the war's momentum continued to swing between the two navies.
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Portland restores the Commonwealth's position
Portland cost the Dutch twelve ships and restored Commonwealth momentum before the Gabbard.