battle, medieval

Battle of Blackpool Sands

Name: Battle of Blackpool Sands
Location: Blackpool Sands, United Kingdom

Battle of Blackpool Sands was a battle fought in 1404 at Blackpool Sands, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Defeat of William du Chastel's fleet.

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Fought1404

WhereBlackpool Sands, United Kingdom50.319N, 3.609W

OutcomeDefeat of William du Chastel's fleet

BelligerentsWilliam du Chastel's fleetagainstJohn Hawley's defensive forces

Record

Date	1404 (year precision)
Place	Blackpool Sands, United Kingdom 50.319N, 3.609W
Kind	Battle, medieval

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Action of 18 June 1793 1793, 12 km S
Battle of Bovey Heath 1646, 29 km N
Siege of Plymouth 1642, 38 km W
Siege of Exeter 1068, 46 km N
Battle of Pinhoe 1001, 48 km N

Elsewhere in 1404

Siege of Znojmo Czech Republic
Battle of Campston Hill United Kingdom
Siege of Caernarfon United Kingdom
Coity Castle Siege United Kingdom

Battle of Blackpool Sands is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870492, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Blackpool Sands, revision 1370434551, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.