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Medieval

French Raid on Winchelsea 1448

1448
Sussex, England
Also known as: French attack on Winchelsea 1448
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Winchelsea townspeople
Forces
Winchelsea defenders c.100–300.
VS
Victor
French raiders
Forces
French raiders c.300–800
Outcome
Diminished town attacked in final stages of the war
The Battle

History & Significance

The 1448 attack on Winchelsea was among the last French raids on the Sussex coast during the Hundred Years War, closing a century-long cycle of destruction that had begun in 1338.

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