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2 unusual facts about Battle of Blackpool Sands


Battle of Blackpool Sands

On arriving off Blackpool Sands, a wide beach approximately 3 miles South-West of Dartmouth near the village of Stoke Fleming, he dropped anchor and waited for six days to allow his fleet to reassemble.

Norman Longmate says that the Earl of Warwick advised Hawley on the defensive preparations but not that he was present at the battle.



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