BattlefieldsFrench Raid on Bognor 1377
Medieval

French Raid on Bognor 1377

1377
Sussex, England
Also known as: French attack on Bognor Regis area 1377
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Bognor area inhabitants
Forces
Bognor area inhabitants: c. 100–150 defenders.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders: c. 300–500 men
Outcome
Coastal settlement raided
The Battle

History & Significance

The Bognor area was among the Sussex coastal communities that suffered from French raiding in 1377, part of the wholesale devastation of the south coast that year.

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