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Battle of Sandwich (851)

Battle of Sandwich (851) was a battle fought in AD 851 at Sandwich, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sandwich. The recorded result: Kentish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against More than nine ships.

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Amédée Forestier - Britains First Naval Battle (battle of Sandwich in 851, c. 1910)
Amédée Forestier - Britains First Naval Battle (battle of Sandwich in 851, c. 1910). Amédée Forestier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 851
WhereSandwich, United Kingdom51.275N, 1.339E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeKentish victory
BelligerentsKentishmenagainstDanish Vikings
Casualties and lossesUnknownandNine ships lost

Record

DateAD 851 (year precision)
PlaceSandwich, United Kingdom
51.275N, 1.339E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownMore than nine ships
Casualties and lossesUnknownNine ships lost
Commanders
  • Æthelstan of Kent
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Placed at Sandwich; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in AD 851

Battle of Sandwich (851) is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745911, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sandwich (851), revision 1370588471, 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.