1 7 ▁ships ▁without ▁losing ▁one . ▁Now ▁also ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁was ▁brought ▁under ▁English ▁control , ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁fleet ▁was ▁block aded ▁in ▁various ▁ports ▁until ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sch even ingen , ▁where ▁T rom p ▁was ▁killed . ▁ ▁Peace ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁achieved , ▁Bla ke ▁sa iled ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁war ships ▁as ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et , ▁successfully ▁d eter ring ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gu ise ▁from ▁conqu ering ▁Nap les . ▁ ▁Bey ▁of ▁Tun is ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁again ▁to ▁extract ▁compens ation ▁from ▁the ▁p irat ical ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁attack ing ▁English ▁sh ipping . ▁The ▁De y ▁of ▁Tun is ▁refused ▁compens ation , ▁and ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁ships ▁Bla ke ▁destroyed ▁the ▁two ▁shore ▁batter ies ▁and ▁nine ▁Al ger ian ▁ships ▁in ▁Porto ▁Far ina , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁shore ▁batter ies ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁out ▁without ▁landing ▁men ▁ash ore . ▁ ▁Ang lo - Span ish ▁War ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ang lo - Span ish ▁War ▁( 1 6 5 4 ) ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁commercial ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Spain ▁was ▁soon ▁turned ▁to ▁war . ▁In ▁the ▁Ang lo - Span ish ▁War ▁Bla ke ▁block aded ▁C ád iz , ▁during ▁which ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁capt