1346 in History

David II is taken prisoner at the Battle of Nevilles Cross

Imprisoned in the Tower & ransomed for 10,000 pounds

Captures and sacks Caen during the Normandy campaign

Captures Caen on the River Orne which blocks his way to Crecy

Forces a crossing of the Somme before the Battle of Crecy

Sets sail with 750 ships, 15,000 men including 9,000 archers, 4,000 infantry & 2,000 cavalry for a 2nd invasion

Lands with an army of men-at-arms & bowmen on the Conten Peninsula, Normandy

Finds a repairable bridge at Poissy near Paris & crosses it

Edward III lands in France at St. Vaast la Hogue, 20 miles from Cherbourg

Carentan, Saint-Lo and Torteval were all razed, after which Edward turned his army against Caen, the ancestral capital of Normandy

Moving off on 1 August, the army marched south to the River Seine, possibly intending to attack Paris. The English army crossed the Seine at Poissy; however it was now between the Seine and the Somme rivers. Philip moved off with his army, attempting to entrap and destroy the English force

Edward and his army successfully forced a crossing at Blanchetaque with few casualties. Such was the French confidence that Edward would not ford the Somme that the area beyond had not been denuded, allowing Edward's army to resupply and plunder: Noyelles-sur-Mer and Le Crotoy were burned

Lands at la Hogue after the siege of Aigullon, to relieve Gascony, Flanders & Brittany

Becomes King of Bohemia.

Edward and his army successfully forced a crossing at Blanchetaque with few casualties. Such was the French confidence that Edward would not ford the Somme that the area beyond had not been denuded, allowing Edward's army to resupply and plunder: Noyelles-sur-Mer and Le Crotoy were burned

Remains before Calais while northern England defeats David II at Neville's Cross

Lands in Normandy at the start of the Crecy campaign

Appointed Regent after the Capture of David II by the English

Philip destroys the Somme bridges but a ford is crossed & Edward retreats to Flanders

Present at the siege of Calais

Begins the siege of Calais following victory at the Battle of Crecy

Begins the long siege of Calais after the victory at Crecy

Carentan, Saint-Lo and Torteval were all razed, after which Edward turned his army against Caen, the ancestral capital of Normandy

Edward and his army successfully forced a crossing at Blanchetaque with few casualties. Such was the French confidence that Edward would not ford the Somme that the area beyond had not been denuded, allowing Edward's army to resupply and plunder: Noyelles-sur-Mer and Le Crotoy were burned

Carentan, Saint-Lo and Torteval were all razed, after which Edward turned his army against Caen, the ancestral capital of Normandy

The lower Seine bridges have been destroyed, Edward could be stranded

Carentan, Saint-Lo and Torteval were all razed, after which Edward turned his army against Caen, the ancestral capital of Normandy

The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos

The rear division was led by William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton

The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos

A following division of knights and men-at-arms was led by Charles II, Count of Alencon, accompanied by the blind King John of Bohemia.

Philip VI's brother, Charles d'Alencon, is killed in battle.

Philip formed his army for battle, with Genoese troops under Antonio Doria and Carlo Grimaldi in the vanguard.

The French army is routed at Crecy.

The next division was led by Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine and Louis II, Count of Blois, while Philip himself commanded the rearguard.

An army of English, Welsh and allied troops from the Holy Roman Empire led by Edward III of England engaged and defeated a much larger army of French, Genoese and Majorcan troops led by Philip VI of France.

Defeats Philip VI in a major English victory

Edward III marches on Calais which surrenders & is used as a base for further attacks. 20,000 English bowmen & infantry defeat Philips army of 60,000.

Emboldened by the lessons of tactical flexibility and utilisation of terrain learned from the earlier Saxons and Vikings and the recent battles with the Scots, the English army won a decisive victory.

The battle crippled the French armys ability to come to the aid of Calais, which fell to the English the following year. Calais would remain under English rule for over two centuries, falling in 1558

The battle saw the rise as the dominant Western European battlefield weapon of the longbow, whose effects were devastating when used en masse. Crecy also saw the use by the English army of some very early cannon.

Commands the right wing at the Battle of Crecy

Fights at the Battle of Crecy under Edward III.

A following division of knights and men-at-arms was led by Charles II, Count of Alencon, accompanied by the blind King John of Bohemia.

Philip VI's brother, Charles d'Alencon, is killed in battle.

Philip formed his army for battle, with Genoese troops under Antonio Doria and Carlo Grimaldi in the vanguard.

The French army is routed at Crecy.

The next division was led by Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine and Louis II, Count of Blois, while Philip himself commanded the rearguard.

Fights at the Battle of Crecy

The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos

David II is defeated & captured

One of the securities for the payment of David IIs ransom following the Battle of Nevilles Cross, and in consequence of the royal misappropriation of some moneys raised for this purpose. Commands a division of Scots, David II is captured

Edwards forces are in Calais

The Scots attack but are defeated by the Archbishop of York, de la Zouche. David II is taken prisoner

Participates in the victory at Nevilles Cross

Crowned King of Germany