At the Battle of Solebay Banckert managed to lure away the French fleet allowing the main Dutch force under Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter to attack the English fleet with some parity. In the first action of the double Battle of Schooneveld the French fleet broke formation to attack Banckert's squadron, which allowed Lieutenant-Admiral-General De Ruyter to split the French squadron and outmanoeuvre the allies.
The Battle of Solebay saw a clever tactic by Banckert that allowed the Dutch to engage the English fleet with parity. This tactical maneuver paved the way for Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter's strategic maneuvering, which split the French squadron and outmaneuvered the allies in the first engagement of the double Battle of Schooneveld.