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Tudor

French Raid on the Isle of Wight 1545

1545
Isle of Wight, England
Also known as: French landing Isle of Wight 1545 · French raid Bonchurch 1545
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Isle of Wight, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Isle of Wight communities
Forces
Isle of Wight militia.
VS
Victor
French raiders then repulsed
Forces
French raiding force c.500–2,000
Outcome
French troops land on the Isle of Wight from the Armada fleet, burn several villages, and are eventually driven off by local militia
The Battle

History & Significance

The French landing on the Isle of Wight in 1545 was the most significant hostile foreign landing on English soil between the Norman Conquest and the Spanish raid on Penzance fifty years later.

Casualties & Losses

Several English killed; villages burned; French driven off with losses

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on the Isle of Wight 1545

Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Two bowl barrows 100m south east of Slocum Copse
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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