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French Raid on Hastings 1380

1380
Sussex, England
Also known as: French attack on Hastings 1380
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hastings townspeople
Forces
c. 100-200 townspeople
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
c. 250-400 French raiders
Outcome
Town raided; stricken port suffered further losses
The Battle

History & Significance

Hastings suffered repeated French raids through the 1370s and 1380s that cumulatively ended its status as one of the principal Cinque Ports of England.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on Hastings 1380

Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Hastings Town Wall
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Old St Helen's Church, Ore
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Manor house (remains of), Ore Place
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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