Battle of Sandwich (851)
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The Battle of Sandwich in 851 was the first known naval battle in English history. It was a Kentish victory against a Danish Viking fleet.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Kent | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 55 | Caesar's invasions of Britain | battle, Celtic Britons, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 60 | Battle of Watling Street | battle, Boudica, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Iceni, Ancient Rome, Trinovantes | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 466 | Battle of Wippedesfleot | Anglo-Saxons, battle, Celtic Britons | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 851 | Battle of Sandwich (851) | Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1011 | Siege of Canterbury | Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1216 | Siege of Dover Castle | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Dover | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1217 | Battle of Sandwich (1217) | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1460 | Battle of Sandwich (1460) | House of Lancaster, House of York, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1639 | Battle of the Downs | Dutch Republic, naval battle, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of Goodwin Sands | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1652 | Battle of the Kentish Knock | Dutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1666 | St. James's Day Battle | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Graveney Marsh | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SM U-11 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM U-48 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | U-16 | Type IIB submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Admiralty Pier Turret | battery tower, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1898 | Langdon Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1940 | Wanstone Battery | artillery battery, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Fan Bay Deep Shelter | bunker, artillery battery, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Hougham Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1941 | Lydden Spout Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1942 | Capel Battery | artillery battery, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Winchelsea Caves | underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1863 | Ramsgate Tunnels | railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Chilham Castle | curtain wall, keep, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | history museum, fort, archaeological site, English Heritage, bunker, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandgate Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Sandown Castle | fort, ruins, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | history museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1789 | Tankerton Castle | local business, nonprofit organization, country house, English country house, tourist attraction, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Shorncliffe Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1370 | Archcliffe Fort | historical military facility, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1779 | Dover Western Heights | fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Burgoyne | The Land Trust, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1942 | HM Fort Tongue Sands | Maunsell fort, Royal Navy | Wikidata |
| site | museum | RAF Manston History Museum | military museum, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | military museum, garden | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1981 | Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum | independent museum, military museum, museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS B2 | B-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Brazen | shipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | SM UC-72 | Type UC II submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | U-12 | shipwreck, U-boat, Type IIB submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | Unterseeboot UA | shipwreck, submarine, A-class submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1650 | HMS Mary | third-rate, shipwreck, Speaker-class frigate | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1678 | HMS Restoration | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Northumberland | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1679 | HMS Stirling Castle | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1892 | HMS Niger | Alarm-class torpedo gunboat, torpedo gunboat, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1914 | HMS Glatton | shipwreck, monitor, Gorgon-class monitor, Bjørgvin-class coastal defence ship | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1930 | HMS Codrington | flotilla leader, shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Colton's Gate | gate tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Shell Keep, Newington | shell keep | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 1 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 10 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 11 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 12 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 13 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 14 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 2 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 3 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 4 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 5 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 6 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 7 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 8 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1805 | Martello Tower No. 9 | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Amédée Forestier - Britains First Naval Battle (battle of Sandwich in 851, c. 1910) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Amédée Forestier - Britains First Naval Battle (battle of Sandwich in 851, c. 1910) | Commons | ||
