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French Raid on Hastings 1339

1339
Sussex, England
Also known as: Burning of Hastings 1339
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hastings townspeople
Forces
English defenders: c.200–300 townspeople & militia
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders: c.400–700
Outcome
Town largely burned; fishing fleet destroyed
The Battle

History & Significance

Hastings was burned by French raiders in 1339, reducing one of the ancient Cinque Ports to ashes and stripping England of vital naval resources in the early Hundred Years War.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on Hastings 1339

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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