The English Naval Attack on Damme …
Years: 1213 - 1213
May
The English Naval Attack on Damme
- As Philip’s forces besieged Ghent, news arrived that the English fleet had struck a devastating blow at Damme, where Philip had stationed his invasion fleet.
- English forces captured many of Philip’s ships while the remaining vessels were trapped in the harbor under heavy blockade.
- With his naval forces effectively neutralized, Philip’s ability to move troops or supplies by sea was crippled.
Locations
People
- Frederick II
- Guillaume de Nogaret
- Infante Ferdinand of Portugal
- John of England
- Louis VIII of France
- Otto IV of Brunswick
- Pandulf Verraccio
- Philip II of France
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Flemish people
- Flanders, County of
- Holy Roman Empire
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Portugal, Burgundian (Alfonsine) Kingdom of
- England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of
