Battle of Sandwich (851)
| Battle of Sandwich | |||||||||
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| Part of the Viking invasions of England | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| West Saxons | Vikings | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Æthelstan | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | At least nine ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Nine ships captured | ||||||||
The Battle of Sandwich was a naval battle that occurred in 851 between the West Saxons led by Æthelstan and the Danish Vikings. It resulted in a West Saxon victory.[1][2]
The most important source of information comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which recorded that:
- "...And the same year king Athelstan and Elchere the ealdormen fought on shipboard, and slew a great number of the enemy at Sandwich in Kent, and took nine ships, and put the others to flight; and the heathen men, for the first time, remained over winter in Thanet."[3]
References
- ^ Anglo Forte. Viking Empires. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-521-82992-2.
- ^ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- ^ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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