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Battle of Brest

Name: Battle of Brest – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1513Date range

1Named people

2Places

Chronological records

1513

Henry VIIIAugust 1513

Brest · Warfare / England War

An English fleet lays siege to Brest

Henry VIII1513

Woolwich · Warfare / England War

Decides after the Battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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