Battle of Blanchetaque
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The Battle of Blanchetaque was fought on 24 August 1346 between an English army under King Edward III and a French force commanded by Godemar du Fay. The battle was part of the Crécy campaign, which t
Edward III Crossing the Somme by Benjamin West, 1788
The Battle of Blanchetaque, as depicted in a 14th-century manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles
The Edwardian War of 1337 to 1360 was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was initiated by King Edward III of England claiming the French throne in defiance of Kin
The Battle of Crécy in 1346 (Jean Froissart's Chronicles)
16th-century portrait of Edward III of England
Statue of Edward III's moneylender William de la Pole
Philip VI of France