Used against the spanish e.g. capturing of the spanish plate fleet in 1656 which secured £250,000 worth of silver, the english fleet captured it again in 1657 although there was no silver on board that time
Used against French, Admiral Blake led the English fleet to mediterranean ports and blocked the french from attacking Naples, Italy (the heart of spain's power)
In the Baltic- the main powers were Sweden, Denmark and the Dutch, OC threatened to send fleets into the Baltic to counter Dutch influence- this ensured that the English could trade there- Richard Cromwell sent and English fleet there in 1659 to protect their interests
Used to hamper the power and support of Charles Stuart- pressured European powers so that they wouldn't help Charles. In 1656 Blake was sent to Lisbon to persuade Portugal to allow English merchants freedom to practise protestantarianism
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