Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Damme in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The French king, Philippe IIs vindictive raid into Flanders causes the comte de Flanders, Ferrand, to request help from the English King, John immediatley sends a ready fleet, after the French had been defeated, from Portsmouth. About 500 English ships, under the command of the earl of Salisbury, catches the French fleet by surprise off Damme
The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet
The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet. The French fleet is prepared to invade England in Damme harbour on the Flemish Coast
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