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Siege of Calais

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

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Philip VI4 August 1347

Calais · Warfare / Hundred Years War

Calais falls after a year long siege, then signs a truce with Edward III

Names involved

Philip VI

Provenance

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