Early Modern era · 1545
Battle of the Solent
The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent, between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This was one of only two full-fledged naval battles fought by King Henry VIII's Tudor navy, along with the earlier Battle of Saint-Mathieu.
- When
- 1545
- Where
- The Solent
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Solent, CC BY-SA 4.0