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Battle of Sandwich (1217)
Not to be confused with the
Battle of Sandwich (1460)
.
The
Battle of Sandwich
, also called the
Battle of Dover
took place on 24 August 1217 as part of the
First Barons' War
. A
Plantagenet English
fleet commanded by
Hubert de Burgh
attacked a
Capetian French
armada led by
Eustace the Monk
and
Robert of Courtenay
off
Sandwich, Kent
. The English captured the French flagship and most of the supply vessels, forcing the rest of the French fleet to return to
Calais
.
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