9 ▁March ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁are ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁instructions ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁in ▁any ▁language ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁line ▁ahead ▁battle ▁formation ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁repeatedly ▁successfully ▁attack ▁despite ▁fire ▁from ▁shore ▁for ts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lord ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Cin que ▁Port s . ▁ ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁Prince ▁Ru pert ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁led ▁eight ▁und erm anned ▁ships ▁to ▁K ins ale ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Parliament ari ans ▁taking ▁Ireland ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ists . ▁Bla ke ▁block aded ▁Ru pert ' s ▁fleet ▁in ▁K ins ale ▁from ▁ 2 2 ▁May , ▁allowing ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁to ▁land ▁at ▁Dublin ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August . ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁driven ▁off ▁by ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁Ru pert ▁escaped ▁via ▁Spain ▁to ▁Lis bon , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁expanded ▁his ▁fleet ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁ships . ▁Bla ke ▁put ▁to ▁sea ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁ships ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁and ▁dropped ▁anchor ▁off ▁Lis bon ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁king ▁to ▁exp el ▁Ru pert . ▁After ▁two ▁months ▁the ▁king ▁decided ▁to ▁back ▁Ru pert . ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁another ▁four ▁war