Battle of the Solent

Name: Battle of the Solent
Start: 1545-07-28
End: 1545-07-29

28 Jul 1545 – 29 Jul 1545 · 50.78° N, 1.23° W

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When: 28 Jul 1545 – 29 Jul 1545
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 50.78° N, 1.23° W
Description: naval conflict between England and France in 1545
Naval: yes

Battle of the Solent

1545 battle of the Italian War of 1542–1546

The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent, between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This was one of only two full-fledged naval battles fought by King Henry VIII's Tudor navy, along with the earlier Battle of Saint-Mathieu.

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Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “affrontement naval entre la France et l'Angleterre à la bataille du Solent ou de Portsmouth, près de l'Île de Wight”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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