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Battle of Rottingdean 1377

1377
Sussex, England
Also known as: French Raid on Rottingdean 1377 · Rottingdean Ambush 1377
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Sussex militia
Forces
Sussex militia: c. 500–800 soldiers.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders: c. 1,000–1,500 men
Outcome
Local levies defeated in open battle; Prior of Lewes and other notables captured for ransom
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Rottingdean was a humiliating English defeat in which a force of Sussex militia was routed by French raiders, with the Prior of Lewes among those taken prisoner and ransomed.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Rottingdean 1377

Long Barrow on Beacon Hill
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Long barrow on Beacon Hill, 160m north west of the windmill
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Bowl barrow south of Newmarket Bottom
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Castle Hill earthwork
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
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