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Crécy campaign
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The Crécy campaign was a series of large-scale raids (chevauchées) conducted by the Kingdom of England throughout northern France in 1346 that devastated the French countryside on a wide front, culminating in the Battle of Crécy. The campaign was part of the Hundred Years' War.
The English assault on Caen, from Froissart's Chronicles
The English assault on Caen, from Froissart's Chronicles
Philip VI of France
Philip VI of France
Edward III of England
Edward III of England
The English army crossing the Seine, as depicted in the 14th century
The English army crossing the Seine, as depicted in the 14th century
Battle of Crécy
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The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King Philip VI and an English army led by King Edward III. The French attacked the English while they were traversing northern France during the Hundred Years' War, resulting in an English victory and heavy loss of life among the French.
The Battle of Crécy, from a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles
The Battle of Crécy, from a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles
Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Philip VI of France
Philip VI of France
Depiction of an English bombard as used at the Battle of Crécy
Depiction of an English bombard as used at the Battle of Crécy