Battle of Sandwich (1217)

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battle of the First Barons' War naval battle

The Battle of Sandwich (1217) was a decisive naval engagement off the coast of Kent in which English forces defeated a French fleet, helping to end French intervention and secure King Henry III’s position in the First Barons’ War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Sandwich (1217) canonical	8
Battle of Sandwich	2
Battle of Dover Strait (1217)	1
naval Battle of Sandwich (1217)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Barons' War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	French abandonment of claim to English throne for Louis ⓘ strengthening of royal authority under Henry III ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Dover Strait (1217)
associatedWith	Prince Louis of France ⓘ surface form: Prince Louis (later Louis VIII of France) reign of Henry III of England ⓘ
belligerent	French forces ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ forces of Prince Louis of France ⓘ supporters of Henry III of England ⓘ
combatantRole	English fleet commander Hubert de Burgh ⓘ French fleet commander Eustace the Monk ⓘ
commander	Eustace the Monk ⓘ Hubert de Burgh ⓘ Philip d'Aubigny ⓘ Robert I of Courtenay ⓘ surface form: Robert of Courtenay
conflict	First Barons' War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	24 August 1217 ⓘ
effect	contributed to the Treaty of Lambeth (1217) ⓘ end of major French naval threat in First Barons' War ⓘ forced Prince Louis of France to negotiate peace ⓘ helped end French intervention in England ⓘ secured the position of Henry III of England ⓘ
geographicalContext	coast of Kent ⓘ
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
location	English Channel ⓘ off Sandwich, Kent ⓘ
navalTheatre	French invasion of England (1216–1217) ⓘ surface form: English Channel operations in First Barons' War
notableEvent	death of Eustace the Monk ⓘ
objective	to intercept French reinforcements and supplies ⓘ
outcome	decisive defeat of French fleet ⓘ
partOf	First Barons' War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Lincoln (1217) ⓘ
relatedTo	French invasion of England (1216–1217) ⓘ Treaty of Lambeth (Treaty of Kingston) ⓘ
result	English victory ⓘ
shipTypeUsed	medieval cogs ⓘ
significance	decisive naval engagement securing royalist control of England ⓘ
tacticalFeature	English attack from windward position ⓘ use of grappling and boarding by English ships ⓘ
year	1217 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Barons' War → significantEvent → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

French Capetian forces → participatedIn → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

Battle of Sandwich (1217) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Dover Strait (1217)

Battle of Lincoln (1217) → followedBy → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

Hubert de Burgh → participatedIn → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

Eustace the Monk → killedIn → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sandwich

Eustace the Monk → notableBattle → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sandwich

Louis the Lion → lostBattle → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

French invasion of England (1216–1217) → significantEvent → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

siege of Dover (1216–1217) → followedBy → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: naval Battle of Sandwich (1217)

French fleet commander Eustace the Monk → notableEvent → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

subject surface form: Eustace the Monk

led to Treaty of Lambeth (1217) → precededBy → Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Lambeth (1217)