Battle of Mudeford

The Battle of Mudeford was a skirmish fought between smugglers and Customs and Excise officers which occurred in 1784 on what is now a car park at Mudeford Quay, Mudeford, Christchurch, England near the entrance of Christchurch Harbour. The battle showed how widespread smuggling was at the time and resulted in the death of a Customs officer and subsequent trial and execution of one of the smugglers.

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1784  Wikidata
battle, 
HMS Assurance, HMS Pomone, HMT Warwick Deeping, 

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Location: 50.7249, -1.7412, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1784	Battle of Mudeford	battle	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lower Needles Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles	test facility, artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		New Needles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Old Needles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	The Needles Batteries	artillery battery, military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1862	Warden Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1869	Hatherwood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control	Hampshire County Council, civil defense center, Bournemouth Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Fort Henry	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	castle ruin, archaeological site, National Trust	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1541	Hurst Castle	fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Warwick Deeping	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1747	HMS Assurance	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1805	HMS Pomone	Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata