 and Sir Edward Spragge, commanding the rear squadron was visiting Rupert at the time of the Dutch attack, Rupert was forced to invert his squadron order without properly informing the French, causing such a chaos in the Allied fleet, which the Dutch exploited by severely damaging many of their ships.Spragge added to this disorder by again seeking out Tromp, without success.Much damaged and with its morale shaken, the Allied fleet returned to the Thames for repairs.