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1652-06-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Goodwin Sands

1217-08-24T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sandwich

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sandwich

1639-10-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Downs

1652-10-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Kentish Knock

0466-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Wippedesfleot

1011-10-05T00:00:00Z

Siege of Canterbury

1666-01-01T00:00:00Z

St. James's Day Battle

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
conflict	1652	Battle of Goodwin Sands	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1217	Battle of Sandwich	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1460	Battle of Sandwich	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1639	Battle of the Downs	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1652	Battle of the Kentish Knock	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	466	Battle of Wippedesfleot	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1011	Siege of Canterbury	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1666	St. James's Day Battle	naval battle		Wikidata
museum	1927	Buffs Regimental Museum	regimental museum		Wikidata
castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1539	Deal Castle	castle, fort, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	bunker, artillery battery, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1861	Fort Burgoyne	fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1942	HM Fort Knock John	Maunsell fort		Wikidata
fort	1942	HM Fort Tongue Sands	Maunsell fort		Wikidata
fort	1898	Langdon Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	museum, air-raid shelter, railway tunnel, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1539	Sandown Castle	castle, ruins, fort		Wikidata
fort	1943	Shivering Sands Army Fort	Maunsell fort		Wikidata
museum	1981	Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum	museum, military museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	castle, organization, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, English country house, country house, local business, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1539	Walmer Castle	castle, fort, history museum, house museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	garden, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata