In an attempt to prevent the Commonwealth taking control of
Ireland, Prince Rupert of the Rhine had taken a fleet of ships to
Kinsale in 1649. Parliamentarian admiral Robert Blake blockaded
Rupert in Kinsale habour at the time, and after Rupert's ships
escaped to Lisbon, Blake followed him. From March to September
1650, Prince Rupert was blockaded in Lisbon harbour, and even when
he escaped into the Mediterranean he was pursued by Blake, who
managed to catch up with him at Cartagena and damage the fleet. In
October 1650, Rupert eventually made a decisive escape into the
Atlantic.
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