battle took place late july source information states specific date happened july battle wider italian war took place french invasion landings french invasion including combatants england won battle french advance halted battle fought french regular soldiers english number french soldiers involved believed number english uncertain source information stating stating english forces battle understood commanded captain whilst french forces engaged commanded battle fought english french majority sources information battle state english won source information states french victorious battle fought french attempt cause damage force english ships standing coast england leave defensive positions attack conditions favourable french landing french taking place background italian war occurred disputes francis france settled italian war disputes resulted war france aided ottoman_empire aided spain years fighting henry_viii invaded france september english forces captured france attempted capture city force failed peace talks end fighting england france yield positive results partly henry_viii refused consider returning result failure diplomacy france francis decided invade england hoping henry_viii return france return french forces leaving england thirty thousand french troops fleet vessels assembled fleet left france july july hostile engagement french english ships english coast marked beginning battle day outnumbered english ships withdrew english hoped lure french ships narrow channels french wanted attack english open waters eastern english ships encircled annihilated english ships abandon defensive position engage numerically greater french ships french decided invade burning buildings crops france hoped residents support rebel england base challenge english french troops landed july england oppose invasion years war resulted society existed male adult fight needed participated regular military training captain isle sir house considered capable energetic commander assisted sir officer regular english army headquarters staff english equipped long topped bill hook knives clubs close fighting welsh french soldiers equipped firearms steel blades advantage superior morale speed agility plan advance french soldiers burn capture consolidate position heights link french landing area important right point near offered safe anchorage french ships sources fresh water nearby soldiers sailors fleet prelude french troops landed locations coast total number french soldiers landed places french troops landed number soldiers landed believed landing unopposed french forces began advance inland steep wooded slopes learnt french invasion quickly soldiers militia command captain waiting french advance battle reports fighting confused fully comprehensive account battle agreed battle taken place dawn day battle unknown lasted midday records battle women participated battle shooting arrows french french win battle source information states french won battle source says english forces opposing french local hampshire english forces took defensive position fact agreed account fighting flanked cliffs screened woods according account number english troops french attack repelled commander french forces involved battle rallied troops second french attack english forces launched french forces arranged array fighting formation account concludes description fighting saying heavy casualties sustained sides english line broke militia routed result second attack french account states captain source information states commanded english forces battle reported shouted militia routed offering bring horse fat run quote sir recorded reads kingdom captain heard account states killed captured buried sea aftermath casualties sides heavy battle resulted french invasion stopped skirmish took place days battle english forces engaged french men disembarked french ships retreating portsmouth looking water senior french commander killed result engagement english victory marginal impact course italian war battle involved small number men relative numbers men engaged entirety war fact marginal impact french captured unlikely capture drastically affected course war significant territories contested support french operations england captured commander french recorded having control french dominate portsmouth enemy extraordinary expense maintaining standing army navy contain sources state victory responsible french withdrawal source information states french won battle says fighting drove french island
Battle of Bonchurch