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French Raid on Portland, 1404

1404
Dorset, England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Raid
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

French Raid on Portland, 1404 was a medieval raid, fought at Dorset, England in 1404. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record. It falls within the medieval period, an age of dynastic succession disputes, baronial revolt and border warfare fought by feudal levies, mounted knights and town militias.

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The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of French Raid on Portland, 1404 lies on Portland Group, bedrock that formed in the Portlandian. The rock here is limestone and calcareous sandstone.

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Scheduled Monuments near French Raid on Portland, 1404

RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

RAF Portland is a Royal Air Force station located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, which housed a Rotor early warning radar installation as part of Britain's Cold War air defence infrastructure. The Rotor system, developed in the 1950s, formed a crucial component of the nation's integrated air…

Jim Champion / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The Verne Citadel
The Verne Citadel
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

The Verne Citadel is a mid-nineteenth-century coastal fortification located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. Constructed during the 1860s as part of a comprehensive programme of national defence against perceived French naval threats, the citadel represents a significant example of Victorian mi…

Chris Downer / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Rufus Castle
Rufus Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 mi

Rufus Castle is a late medieval fortress located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The castle was constructed in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, likely during the reign of Henry VII or Henry VIII, as part of the defensive fortifications built to protect the Dorset coast a…

Mike Smith / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Portland Castle
Portland Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 mi

Portland Castle is a coastal artillery fort constructed in the 1520s under the direction of Henry VIII as part of a defensive chain against foreign invasion. Built on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, the castle exemplifies early Tudor military architecture with its distinctive low, angular bastion…

Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Portland open fields
Portland open fields
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 mi

Portland open fields is an ancient monument in Dorset, England, comprising the fossilised remains of a medieval field system. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under reference NHLE 1002729 and represents a valuable archaeological record of medieval agricultural organisati…

Jonathan Billinger / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Mesolithic sites near Culver Well
Mesolithic sites near Culver Well
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 mi

I do not have reliable established scholarly information specifically about Mesolithic sites near Culver Well in Dorset to provide factually accurate description meeting your requirements. Rather than risk inaccuracy, I should acknowledge that while Culver Well is recorded in the National Heritag…

Ajsmith141 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
East Weare rifle range
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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