SOME SEA BATTLES IN BRITISH WATERS
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0851 |
Off sandwich |
Aethelstan, King of Kent bt Danes |
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1217 |
Off sandwich |
French fleet defeated, partly with missiles of powdered lime to blind the crews |
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1217 |
Off Sandwich |
The French Eustace the Monk, attempting to reinforce the rebel barons, loses his supply ships To the Royalist Earl of Kent, though the French troopships escape. This ends the war. |
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1545 |
. Sinking of Mary Rose |
While turning to engage 2 French galleys, the royal flagship, topheavy with soldiery, Leaked water at the gunports and keeled over and sank. |
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1588 |
~Channel |
Spanish Armada outgunned and outmanoeuvred by English fleet |
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1652 |
Off Dungeness |
Tromp victorious |
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1652-4 |
. Dutch Wars |
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1653 |
Gabbards Shoal |
English won and proceeded to blockade the Dutch coast |
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1653 |
Off Portland |
Dutch defeat |
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1653 |
Off north foreland |
Dutch victory |
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1655 |
Off Lowestoft |
The future James II victorious |
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166? |
. Dogger bank |
British v Dutch |
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1660s |
Camperdown |
Naval fight against the Dutch |
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1664-7 |
. Dutch Wars |
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1666 |
Off north foreland |
English victory |
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1666 |
The Downs |
Tromp and de Ruyter defeat Monck and Prince Rupert over 4 days |
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1672 |
Southwold Bay |
De Ruyter defeats the English and French fleets. |
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1672-8 |
. Dutch Wars |
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1690 |
Off Beachy Head |
The French fleet of 78 ships, supporting King James vs William in Ireland, By threatening an invasion of England, defeats the Anglo Dutch fleet with The loss of 6 Dutch ships. The English admiral is later courtmartialled. |