When the Dauphin Louis invaded England in 1216 at the invitation of the rebel barons, he besieged Dover Castle held by Hubert de Burgh with a small but determined garrison. Louis had a mine driven under the north gateway, collapsing a tower, but Hubert held the breach. This first phase of the siege ended when Louis moved on London — a strategic error that allowed Hubert to remain as a thorn in the French flank. The castle's resistance was crucial to eventual English victory.
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