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The Battle of Sandwich was a naval battle that occurred in 851 between the West Saxons led by Æthelstan and the Danish Vikings. It resulted in a West Saxon victory. The most important source of information comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which recorded that: "...And the same year king Athelstan and Elchere the ealdormen fought on shipboard, and slew a great number of the enemy at Sandwich in Kent, and took nine ships, and put the others to flight; and the heathen men, for the first time, remained over winter in Thanet."

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  • The Battle of Sandwich was a naval battle that occurred in 851 between the West Saxons led by Æthelstan and the Danish Vikings. It resulted in a West Saxon victory. The most important source of information comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which recorded that: "...And the same year king Athelstan and Elchere the ealdormen fought on shipboard, and slew a great number of the enemy at Sandwich in Kent, and took nine ships, and put the others to flight; and the heathen men, for the first time, remained over winter in Thanet." (en)
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  • Vikings
  • West Saxons
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  • West Saxon victory
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  • Unknown
  • At least nine ships
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  • Unknown (en)
  • Nine ships captured (en)
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  • Battle of Sandwich (en)
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  • 851 (xsd:integer)
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  • the Viking invasions of England (en)
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  • Sandwich, England (en)
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  • West Saxon victory (en)
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  • Unknown (en)
  • At least nine ships (en)
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  • The Battle of Sandwich was a naval battle that occurred in 851 between the West Saxons led by Æthelstan and the Danish Vikings. It resulted in a West Saxon victory. The most important source of information comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which recorded that: "...And the same year king Athelstan and Elchere the ealdormen fought on shipboard, and slew a great number of the enemy at Sandwich in Kent, and took nine ships, and put the others to flight; and the heathen men, for the first time, remained over winter in Thanet." (en)
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  • Battle of Sandwich (851) (en)
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  • Battle of Sandwich (en)
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