Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1639, rimwe boka guru rengarava 75 nevarwi navamachikepe 24 000 rakagadzirirwa kuzotsigira Netherlands yeSpain. Mutungamiriri wemakomoni akapiwa kuna Lope de Hoces, asi akaramba, somugumisiro mutungamiriri akapfuurira kuna Antonio de Oquendo, mutungamiriri wezvikepe zveMediterranean. Musi wa15 Gunyana ngarava dzakatorwa pedyo neStrait yeDover nechikwata cheDutch Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp, uyo akasimbiswa mazuva maviri gare gare nechikepe cheVice-Admiral Witte de With. De Oquendo akatizira kuThe Downs, mumvura dzeEngland dzisina kwayakarerekera pamhenderekedzo yeKent. Musi waOctober 21, ngarava dzeDutch, dzakanga dzakura kusvika kungarava dzinopfuura zana, dzakaputsa kusatora rutivi kweEngland ndokurwisa ngarava dzeSpain
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