Lancaster's chevauchée of 1346 was a series of offensives directed by Henry, Earl of Lancaster, in southwestern France during autumn 1346, as a part of the Hundred Years' War.
A medieval town under assault (15th-century miniature)
Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Derby
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
Edward III of England
Philip VI of France
A modern replica of a bodkin point arrowhead used by English longbows to penetrate armour