The Sussex coastal watch of 1585 was established as the outbreak of open war with Spain after the Treaty of Nonsuch made a Spanish naval raid or invasion a realistic possibility. The organisation of specific militia responsibilities for each beach section between the Device Forts represented a mature coastal defence concept that drew on lessons learned from the French raids of the sixteenth century.
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Sussex trained bands; coastal watches from Rye to Chichester harbour
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