Battle of Sandwich (1217)

The Battle of Sandwich, also called the Battle of Dover was on 24 August 1217. It was part of the First Barons' War. A Plantagenet English fleet was led by Hubert de Burgh. This fleet attacked a Capetian French fleet led by Eustace the Monk and Robert of Courtenay off Sandwich, Kent. The English captured the French flagship and many of their supply ships. This forced the French to go back to Calais.

Battle of Sandwich (1217)
Part of First Barons' War
The Battle of Sandwich, showing the capture of the French flagship and the killing of Eustace the Monk
Date 24 August 1217 Location Off Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom Result English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Hubert de Burgh Philip d'Aubigny Richard FitzRoy	Robert, Lord of Champignelles Eustace the Monk
Strength
16–18 large ships 20 smaller ships	10 large ships 70 supply vessels
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 large ship, 36 knights 64 supply vessels

Battle Of Sandwich (1217) Media

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  An 1873 illustration of the battle

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  Stained Glass of Robert of Courtenay, Chartres Cathedral

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  • This painting belongs to the Portraits of Kings of France, a series of portraits commissioned between 1837 and 1838 by

Bibliography

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