Edward III4 September 1346
Begins the siege of Calais following victory at the Battle of Crecy
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Begins the siege of Calais following victory at the Battle of Crecy
Present at the siege of Calais
By then, Edward's army in France required supplies and reinforcements from Flanders, so they withdrew to the north.
Edward III asserted dominion over France, and defeated the French navy in the Battle of Sluys in 1340.
Edward needed a defensible port where his army could regroup and be resupplied.
English ships had already left Normandy for England.
He would go on to make raids throughout Normandy, the last of which led to the Battle of Crecy in 1346.
The Siege of Calais began in 1346.
Serves during at the siege of Calais in 1346-7
John is sent to Calais with the Earl of Hereford and a small English army and raids northern France
Relieves the siege of Calais
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