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]
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Categories:
- English battle stubs
- 9th century in England
- Naval battles involving England
- 851
- 850s conflicts