▁prov isions ▁as ▁it ▁successfully ▁march ed ▁on ▁Scotland . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁the ▁various ▁English ▁colon ies ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁secured . ▁ ▁First ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁First ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War ▁Bla ke ' s ▁next ▁advent ures ▁were ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War . ▁The ▁war ▁started ▁prem ature ly ▁with ▁a ▁sk irm ish ▁between ▁the ▁Dutch ▁fleet ▁of ▁Ma arten ▁T rom p ▁and ▁Bla ke ▁off ▁Fol k estone ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 2 , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Good win ▁S ands . ▁The ▁proper ▁war ▁started ▁in ▁June ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies , ▁Balt ic ▁and ▁fish ing ▁tr ades ▁by ▁Bla ke , ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁around ▁ 6 0 ▁ships . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁Dutch ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁W itte ▁Corn el is zo on ▁de ▁With , ▁under est im ating ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁English , ▁attempted ▁to ▁attack ▁Bla ke , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁weather ▁it ▁was ▁Bla ke ▁who ▁attacked ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ish ▁Kno ck , ▁sending ▁de ▁With ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁defeat . ▁The ▁English ▁government ▁seemed ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over ▁and ▁sent ▁ships ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane