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Unknown, heavy. English offensives in 1345–1347, during the Hundred Years' War, resulted in repeated defeats of the French, the loss or devastation of much French territory and the capture by the English of the port of Calais. The war had broken out in 1337 and flared up in 1340 when the king of England, Edward III, laid claim to the French ...
- June 1345 – 28 September 1347
- English victory
- France and northern England
The Crécy campaign was a series of large-scale raids ( chevauchées) conducted by the Kingdom of England throughout northern France in 1346 that devastated the French countryside on a wide front, culminating in the Battle of Crécy. The campaign was part of the Hundred Years' War. The campaign began on 12 July 1346, with the landing of English ...
- 26 July 1346 – 3 August 1347
- English victory
- Northern France
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Feb 26, 2020 · The Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 CE saw an English army defeat a much larger French force in the first great battle of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) and his son Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE) led their professional army to victory thanks to a good choice of terrain, troop discipline ...
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Black Death and Truce (1347-1355) The Black Death ravaged both England and France, leading to a temporary truce. The pause allowed both sides to recover and replenish their forces. 4. Battle of Poitiers (1356) In this battle, the English, led by Edward, the Black Prince, defeated the French forces and captured King John II of France.
Mar 3, 2010 · During the Hundred Years War, King Edward III’s English army annihilates a French force under King Philip VI at the Battle of Crecy in Normandy. The battle, which saw an early use of the deadly ...
Mar 17, 2020 · Here’s how five of the world’s worst pandemics finally ended. 1. Plague of Justinian—No One Left to Die. BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Yersinia pestis, formerly pasteurella ...
The Battle of Calais took place in 1350 when an English force defeated an unsuspecting French army which was attempting to take the city. Despite a truce being in effect the French commander Geoffrey de Charny had planned to take the city by subterfuge, and bribed Amerigo of Pavia , an Italian officer of the city garrison, to open a gate for them.
