Battle of the Solent
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The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent, between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This was one of only two full-fledged naval battles fought by King Henry VIII's Tudor navy, along with the earlier Battle of Saint-Mathieu.
1545
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1545 Battle of the Solent
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | Kings of the Isle of Wight | Wikidata | ||
| class | group | Portsmouth Palmerston Forts | fortification | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 508 | Battle of Netley | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1545 | Battle of Bonchurch | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1545 | French invasion of the Isle of Wight | Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of France | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1545 | Battle of the Solent | France, Kingdom of England, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Siege of Portsmouth | William Waller, George Goring, Lord Goring, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1647 | Skirmish at the Isle of Wight | Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, skirmish | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Southampton Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | SM U-90 | U-boat, Type U 87 submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UB-21 | Type UB II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SM UC-64 | Type UC II submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1894 | HMS Hazard | torpedo gunboat, Dryad-class torpedo gunboat | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1694 | J. Samuel White | shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, enterprise, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1905 | Chemring Group | arms industry, business, enterprise | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1910 | Parker Hale | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1913 | Supermarine | arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1966 | VT Group | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1978 | Accuracy International | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | charitable organisation | 1984 | Palmerston Forts Society | fortification, charitable organization, club | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | Trafalgar Wharf | shipyard | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | 1866 | John I. Thornycroft & Company | shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1871 | Vosper & Company | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Browndown Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Fredericks Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Lower Needles Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles | test facility, artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | New Needles Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Old Needles Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Steyne Wood Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P2) at Sinah Common, 570m south east of Sinah Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1861 | Eastney Batteries | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1861 | The Needles Batteries | artillery battery, military museum, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1861 | Yaverland Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1862 | Warden Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1863 | Redcliff Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1863 | Sandown Barrack Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1865 | Puckpool Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1868 | Cliff End Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1869 | Hatherwood Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1893 | Steynewood Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1904 | Nodes Point Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1906 | Culver Battery | artillery battery, National Trust | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1937 | Bouldnor Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Gosport Borough Control | civil defense center, Gosport Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | London Road Portsmouth Deep Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Portsmouth District Council Emergency Centre | Portsmouth City Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Wymering Air-Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | East Cowes Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1100 | Carisbrooke Castle | English Heritage, castle, independent museum, historic house museum, local museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1100 | Portchester Castle | English Heritage, archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Calshot Castle | fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | West Cowes Castle | castle, fort | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1542 | Netley Castle | fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1543 | Southsea Castle | military museum, local authority museum, fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1545 | Sandown Castle | destroyed building or structure, fort, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1547 | Yarmouth Castle | military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Blockhouse | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Cumberland | fort, English Heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Elson | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Monckton | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Victoria | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Pickett Hamilton fort, Hilsea | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1541 | Hurst Castle | fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1856 | Fort Albert | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1856 | Freshwater Redoubt | redoubt | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1858 | Fort Brockhurst | military museum, fort, English Heritage | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1858 | Fort Gomer | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1858 | Fort Rowner | fort, Royal Navy, British Army | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1859 | Lumps Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1860 | Fort Nelson | national museum, military museum, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1860 | Fort Purbrook | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1860 | Fort Widley | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Fareham | fort, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Southwick | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1863 | Fort Gilkicker | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1863 | Fort Grange | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1863 | Golden Hill Fort | fort, barracks | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1864 | Sandown Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1867 | No Man's Land Fort | sea fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1867 | St Helens Fort | sea fort, lighthouse | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1867 | Bembridge Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1874 | Fort Wallington | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1887 | Spitbank Fort | sea fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1888 | Horse Sand Fort | sea fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1918 | Nab Tower | sea fort, Trinity House, lighthouse | Wikidata |
| site | military base | HMS Excellent | naval museum, naval shore establishment | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | HMS Holland 1 | preserved watercraft, museum ship, Holland-class submarine, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth | naval museum, national museum, museum service | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | The Wight Military And Heritage Museum | history museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1778 | HMS Victory | preserved watercraft, first-rate, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1800 | Southwick House | English country house, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1860 | HMS Warrior | independent museum, ironclad warship, preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1915 | HMS M33 | preserved watercraft, museum ship, monitor, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1947 | HMS Alliance | Amphion-class submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship, submarine, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1963 | Royal Navy Submarine Museum | naval museum, national museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1982 | The D-Day Story | local authority museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2001 | Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower | national museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | Grace Dieu | shipwreck, warship | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS A1 | A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMT Warwick Deeping | naval trawler, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1511 | Mary Rose | English Navy, archaeological find, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, museum ship, carrack, naval vessel, Royal Navy, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1744 | HMS Invincible | third-rate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1747 | HMS Assurance | fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1756 | HMS Royal George | 1745 Establishment Group, first-rate, marine salvage, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1805 | HMS Pomone | Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1894 | HMS Boxer | torpedo-boat destroyer, shipwreck, Ardent-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Round Tower, Broad Street | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1490 | Round Tower, Circular Road | fortified tower | Wikidata |