BattlefieldsFrench Raid on Folkestone 1380
Medieval

French Raid on Folkestone 1380

1380
Kent, England
Also known as: French attack on Folkestone 1380
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Folkestone townspeople
Forces
Folkestone townspeople c.50-100.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders c.300-600
Outcome
Town raided; fishing community further harmed
The Battle

History & Significance

The repeated raiding of Folkestone through the late 1370s and 1380s permanently reduced the population of this Kent port and led to decades of economic stagnation.

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