BattlefieldsFrench Raid on Teignmouth 1403
Medieval

French Raid on Teignmouth 1403

1403
Devon, England
Also known as: French attack on Teignmouth 1403
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Teignmouth townspeople
Forces
Teignmouth townspeople; coastal raid during French-Welsh alliance period.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders c.300–800
Outcome
Town burned again
The Battle

History & Significance

Teignmouth suffered a further burning in 1403, its repeated destruction across the war years making it one of the most consistently victimised English coastal towns of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

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