Edward III1337
Invades the main ally of Scotland
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Invades the main ally of Scotland
Edward III crosses to Antwerp & invades France beginning the Hundred Years war
Invades France for the 1st time, without success
Edward returns to England
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 sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy
Invades southern France from a base in Bordeaux
Launches raids into central France from Bergerac
Nobles break their promise to return land to England after Poitiers
At a Great Council meeting Beaufort announces Henry V has decided to invade France
Sails from Southampton with his army of invasion
Henry V & his army land in France
Henry V invades Normandy after the French refuse his terms, thereby bringing the truce of Leulinghen to an end
English troops embark for France
Takes part in the invasion of France under Henry V
Consolidates gains in northern France
Henry VI lands in Calais to claim the French throne
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