A depiction of medieval naval combat from Jean Froissart's Chronicles, 14th century
Date
29 August 1350
Location
Southern coast of England, off Winchelsea
50°53′N0°49′E / 50.88°N 0.81°E / 50.88; 0.81
Result
English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England
Crown of Castile
Commanders and leaders
King Edward III Edward the Black Prince
Charles de la Cerda
Strength
50 ships
40 ships
Casualties and losses
At least 2 ships lost Heavy human losses
14–26 ships captured
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t
e
Hundred Years' War Edwardian phase (1337–1360)
1337–1340
Cadzand
Arnemuiden
English Channel
Thiérache campaign
Cambrai
Scheldt campaigns
Sluys
Tournaisis campaign
Saint-Omer
Tournai
1345–1347
Gascony
Bergerac
Auberoche
Aiguillon
Crécy campaign
Caen
Blanchetaque
Crécy
Calais (1346–1347)
Lancaster's chevauchée (1346)
1349–1352
Lunalonge
Calais (1350)
Winchelsea
Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Saintes
Ardres
Guînes
1355–1356
Black Prince's chevauchée (1355)
Edward III's chevauchée (1355)
Normandy chevauchée (1356)
Breteuil
Loire campaign (1356)
Black Prince's chevauchée (1356)
Poitiers
1358–1360
Jacquerie
Reims campaign
Chartres
Treaties and truces
Espléchin
Malestroit
Calais
Guînes
First London
Second London
Brétigny
The Battle of Winchelsea or the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer ("the Spaniards on the Sea") was a naval battle that took place on 29 August 1350 as part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was a victory for an English fleet of 50 ships, commanded by King Edward III, over a Castilian fleet of 47 larger vessels, commanded by Charles de la Cerda. Between 14 and 26 Castilian ships were captured, and several were sunk. Only two English vessels are known to have been sunk, but there was a significant loss of life.
England's trade, its war finance and its ability to bring force to bear against France were heavily reliant on seaborne transportation, especially to its territory in Gascony. With their own ability to raise and support a fleet much reduced by English activities, the French hired Castilian ships to blockade English ports. Frustrated by their effectiveness, Edward III led the fleet that intercepted them and inflicted heavy losses. In spite of that success, English trade and ports saw little relief from naval harassment by the French and their allies.
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