Skirmish at the Isle of Wight
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title:
Skirmish at the Isle of Wight
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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 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It ended with the Swedish escaping 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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1647 engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skirmish_at_the_Isle_of_Wight
date created:
2024-07-15T14:36:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T09:28:31Z
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