 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - VaDutch vakapindura kutyisidzirwa kwacho kwaiwedzera nokunyora nhamba huru yavatengesi vane zvombo muuto ravo rehondo. VaRungu, vachiedza kumutsidzira kodzero yekare yavaiona kuti vaifanira kuzivikanwa savanatenzi vemakungwa, vakarayira kuti dzimwe ngarava dzirove mireza dzadzo mukukwazisa ngarava dzavo, kunyange muzviteshi zvokune dzimwe nyika. Musi wa 29 May 1652, Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp akaramba kuratidza kumhanyisa kunoremekedzwa kunotarisirwa mukuburitsa mureza wake kukwazisa ngarava dzeChirungu dzakasangana. Izvi zvakaguma nokurwisana, Hondo yeDover, pashure pacho Commonwealth yakazivisa hondo pana 10 July. 