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Medieval

French Raid on Hastings 1377

1377
Sussex, England
Also known as: Sack of Hastings 1377 · French attack Hastings 1377
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hastings townspeople
Forces
Hastings garrison insufficient
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French galley fleet
Outcome
Hastings burned in same 1377 raids as Rye; castle not taken but town devastated
The Battle

History & Significance

Coordinated French raids on the Sussex coast in 1377 demonstrated the English navy's inability to protect the coast; contributed to the political crisis of Richard II's early reign

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