11 July 1346Invasion of FranceEdward III
Sets sail with 750 ships, 15,000 men including 9,000 archers, 4,000 infantry & 2,000 cavalry for a 2nd invasion
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Sets sail with 750 ships, 15,000 men including 9,000 archers, 4,000 infantry & 2,000 cavalry for a 2nd invasion
Lands with an army of men-at-arms & bowmen on the Conten Peninsula, Normandy
Lands at la Hogue after the siege of Aigullon, to relieve Gascony, Flanders & Brittany
Lands in Normandy at the start of the Crecy campaign
Captures and sacks Caen during the Normandy campaign
Captures Caen on the River Orne which blocks his way to Crecy
Finds a repairable bridge at Poissy near Paris & crosses it
The lower Seine bridges have been destroyed, Edward could be stranded
Philip destroys the Somme bridges but a ford is crossed & Edward retreats to Flanders
Forces a crossing of the Somme before the Battle of Crecy
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
The rear division was led by William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
An army of English, Welsh and allied troops from the Holy Roman Empire led by Edward III of England engaged and defeated a much larger army of French, Genoese and Majorcan troops led by Philip VI of France.
Defeats Philip VI in a major English victory
Edward III marches on Calais which surrenders & is used as a base for further attacks. 20,000 English bowmen & infantry defeat Philips army of 60,000.
Emboldened by the lessons of tactical flexibility and utilisation of terrain learned from the earlier Saxons and Vikings and the recent battles with the Scots, the English army won a decisive victory.
The battle crippled the French armys ability to come to the aid of Calais, which fell to the English the following year. Calais would remain under English rule for over two centuries, falling in 1558
The battle saw the rise as the dominant Western European battlefield weapon of the longbow, whose effects were devastating when used en masse. Crecy also saw the use by the English army of some very early cannon.
Commands the right wing at the Battle of Crecy
Fights at the Battle of Crecy under Edward III.
Fights at the Battle of Crecy
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
David II is taken prisoner at the Battle of Nevilles Cross
Edwards forces are in Calais
The Scots attack but are defeated by the Archbishop of York, de la Zouche. David II is taken prisoner
Participates in the victory at Nevilles Cross
Begins the siege of Calais following victory at the Battle of Crecy
Begins the long siege of Calais after the victory at Crecy
Present at the siege of Calais
Imprisoned in the Tower & ransomed for 10,000 pounds
Remains before Calais while northern England defeats David II at Neville's Cross
Appointed Regent after the Capture of David II by the English
Edward III sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy
Edward III sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy
This record states: By then, Edward's army in France required supplies and reinforcements from Flanders, so they withdrew to the north.
This record states: Edward III asserted dominion over France, and defeated the French navy in the Battle of Sluys in 1340.
This record states: Edward needed a defensible port where his army could regroup and be resupplied.
This record states: English ships had already left Normandy for England.
This record states: He would go on to make raids throughout Normandy, the last of which led to the Battle of Crecy in 1346.
This record states: The Siege of Calais began in 1346.
Serves during at the siege of Calais in 1346-7
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