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1066
Bayeux, Odo of
Supplies William with 100 ships to invade England
1066
Robert of Mortain
Supplies William with 120 ships to invade England
1101
Robert III Curthose
July Portsmouth Duke Robert lands at Portsmouth & is supported by a Barons including Robert of Belleme
July Portsmouth Upon his return from the Crusades , Robert, urged by Flambard & several Anglo-Norman barons, leads an invasion of England to retake the crown from his brother Henry I
1217
Louis VIII
Sandwich Louis VIII is defeated in battle at Sandwich by King John during his invasion of England
1295
Philip IV
Paris Prepares for an invasion of England, promises James of Aragon the English throne
1369
Charles V the Wise
Paris Renews the war with a series of raids on the Channel coast of England
1387
Charles VI
Margate The French invasion is called off after defeat of the French fleet off Margate
1388
Charles VI
Paris Assembles the largest fleet since Charlamagne but the plans for invasion are abandoned
1471
Louis XI
Promises Warwick an invasion fleet to oppose Edward
1513
Francis I
July James IV accepts finance & equipment for a "2nd front" against England
1690
Louis XIV
30th June Beachy Head William III is fighting James II, Louis XIV wants a Jacobite rebellion & invades
1744
Saxe, Maurice de
Dunkirk Prepares a fleet at Dunkirk to land 12,000 troops in London, aborted after a bad storm
1797
Napoleon I
Paris Trys to weaken England by invading Egypt then allying with Turkey
Suez Canal Wishes to weaken England by threatening India overland or by completing the Suez Canal
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