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Naval Battle
Alfred fights Viking ships at sea and captures one vessel, showing his growing interest in naval defence.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at English Channel in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alfred fights Viking ships at sea and captures one vessel, showing his growing interest in naval defence.
Athelstan supported his nephew Louis and provided assistance for his return to the West Frankish throne.
Harold keeps land and naval forces ready against William while the Norman fleet remains delayed across the Channel.
William sails aboard the Mora, which leads the invasion fleet across the Channel during the night.
Serves among the English commanders during the naval battle off Portland.
Attacks the Dutch Smyrna convoy during the naval crisis that leads toward open war.
Provenance
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