BattlefieldsFrench Raid on Deal 1377
Medieval

French Raid on Deal 1377

1377
Kent, England
Also known as: French attack on Deal 1377
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Deal townspeople
Forces
Deal townspeople: c. 100–200 defenders.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders: c. 300–500 men
Outcome
Coastal settlement raided
The Battle

History & Significance

Deal on the Kent coast was attacked in 1377 as French forces worked methodically along the shoreline during the most intensive year of coastal raiding in the fourteenth century.

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