The French raid on Winchelsea in 1377 is remembered because the English townspeople — including the friars — actually counterattacked and inflicted losses on the raiders as they tried to leave. It was one of the few positive notes in an otherwise catastrophic year for the south coast. The Black Prince lay dying at Canterbury as these raids occurred.
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