Battle of the Solent

Battle of the Solent
	Part of the Italian War of 1542–46
	; The "Cowdray engraving" of the battle, 1778
Date	18–19 July 1545
Location	The Solent, off the south coast of England50°46′39″N 1°13′35″W / 50.77750°N 1.22639°W
Result	English victory
Belligerents
France	England
Commanders and leaders
Claude d'Annebault	John Dudley
Strength
175 ships	12,000 soldiers in 80 ships
Casualties and losses
No ships lost	About 400 dead in sinking of "Mary Rose"
	Location within English Channel Battle of the Solent (Hampshire)

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. The engagement resulted in a standstill between both sides however the French ambition to conduct a larger invasion of England had been rendered untenable by the fighting and the French fleet withdrew shortly after. The battle is remembered today primarily for the sinking of the English carrack, Mary Rose.