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Siege of Calais Begins

England · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Edward III4 September 1346

Calais · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Begins the long siege of Calais after the victory at Crecy

Names involved

Edward III

Provenance

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