BattlefieldsJohn vs Barons — Louis Invasion Landing at Thanet 1216
Medieval

John vs Barons — Louis Invasion Landing at Thanet 1216

1216
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
no organized English resistance
VS
Victor
Prince Louis VIII of France
Forces
Prince Louis with French invasion force landing at Thanet
Outcome
Louis landed unopposed; marched to London; rebel barons submitted to him; John retreated north
The Battle

History & Significance

Prince Louis of France landed at the Isle of Thanet in Kent in May 1216 with a French army invited by the rebel barons. John made no effort to oppose the landing, withdrawing instead. Louis marched to London unopposed. The invasion was the gravest foreign military intervention in England since the Conquest and temporarily made Louis king-in-fact of much of the kingdom.

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