Historical place archive

River Somme in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at River Somme in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1346–1346

Historical events in River Somme

1346

22 August 1346
Retreat
Edward III · Hundred Years War

Philip destroys the Somme bridges but a ford is crossed & Edward retreats to Flanders

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and River Somme. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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