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At the [[Battle of the Gabbard]] on 12 and 13 June 1653 Blake reinforced the ships of Generals [[Richard Deane (regicide)|Richard Deane]] and [[George Monck]] and decisively defeated the Dutch fleet, sinking or capturing 17 ships without losing one. Now also the [[North Sea]] was brought under English control, and the Dutch fleet was blockaded in various ports until the [[Battle of Scheveningen]], where Tromp was killed.<ref>[[#Gardiner1|Gardiner, 1897]], v. 1, pp. 346-347</ref>
Peace with the Dutch achieved, Blake sailed in October 1654 with 24 warships as commander-in-chief of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Simon |title=Robert Blake (1598–1657) |url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=1328 |website=threedecks.org |publisher=S. Harrison |access-date=7 January 2019 |date=2010–2018}}</ref> successfully deterring the [[Henry II, Duke of Guise|Duke of Guise]] from conquering Naples. In 1656, the year before his death, Blake was appointed [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]].<ref>[[dixon1852|Dixon, 1852]], p. 135</ref>
==Final days and legacy==
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