▁into ▁the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁De ▁R uy ter ▁was ▁safely ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Sch o one vel d . ▁ ▁The ▁al lies ▁had ▁not ▁lost ▁any ▁ships , ▁but ▁they ▁had ▁suffered ▁considerable ▁damage ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁port ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁After math ▁By ▁skill ful ▁man oe uv re , ▁De ▁R uy ter ▁had ▁fought ▁two ▁engag ements ▁against ▁a ▁superior ▁fleet , ▁inf lic ted ▁such ▁damage ▁against ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁block ade ▁and ▁ret ire , ▁and ▁taken ▁care ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁decis ive ▁battle ▁that ▁the ▁al lies ▁were ▁hoping ▁to ▁fight . ▁ ▁After ▁ref itting ▁and ▁establish ing ▁with ▁great ▁difficulty ▁somewhat ▁more ▁cord ial ▁relationships , ▁the ▁al lies ▁decided ▁to ▁cru ise ▁off ▁the ▁Tex el ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁drawing ▁De ▁R uy ter ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Sch o one vel d ▁and ▁bringing ▁him ▁to ▁action . ▁But ▁the ▁resulting ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tex el ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁victory , ▁and ▁England ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁cost ly ▁and ▁un product ive ▁war . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁At kin son , ▁C . ▁T . ▁" The ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁Wars ", ▁in ▁The ▁Cambridge ▁Modern ▁History , ▁volume ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁ ▁Mah an , ▁Alfred ▁Th ayer . ▁The ▁In flu ence ▁of ▁Sea ▁Power ▁Upon ▁History , ▁ 1 6 6 0 – 1 7 8 3 ,