What the records say
- When
- 1 May 1647
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.70° N, 1.30° W
- Description
- 1647 engagement of the English Civil War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Skirmish at the Isle of Wight
1647 naval engagement
The skirmish at the Isle of Wight was a brief naval skirmish between Swedish and English warships off the Isle of Wight on 1 May 1647 during the English Civil War. It ended with the Swedish outrunning their English pursuers, although one Swedish warship was later taken by the English into the Downs on 3 May after being discovered at anchor in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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