Philip VI1328
Edward IIIs claim to the French throne is used to invade France
France · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Edward IIIs claim to the French throne is used to invade France
Invades English fiefs south of the Loire & provoking Edward III to invade France
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
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