Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Le Crotoy in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
Held under arrest at Le Crotoy
Provenance
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