|
Location
At High Street / Esplanade junction, Seaview, Isle of Wight See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 10551 English Heritage Listing Status The structure is not Listed. Description A metal plaque. |
||
|
Memorial
|
Inscription
DURING THE LAST INVASION OF THIS COUNTRY HUNDREDS OF FRENCH TROOPS LANDED ON THE FORESHORE NEARBY. THIS ARMED INVASION WAS BLOODILY DEFEATED AND REPULSED BY LOCAL MILITIA 21ST JULY 1545 Further Information
For an account rebutting the information on the plaque see : |
|