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Battle of Winchelsea

The Battle of Winchelsea or the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer ("the Spaniards on the Sea") was a naval battle that took place on 29 August 1350 as part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was a victory for an English fleet of 50 ships, commanded by King Edward III, over a Castilian fleet of 47 larger vessels, commanded by Charles de la Cerda.

Battle of Winchelsea
Battle of Winchelsea · Loyset Liédet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1350
Where
Winchelsea
Era
Medieval

Topics

United Kingdom43 CE – todayKingdom of England895 CE – 1707

Before and after

Byzantine–Genoese War1348 – 1349Combat of the Thirty1351Show on timeline

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