Siege of Calais (1346–1347)

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The Siege of Calais (1346–1347) was a pivotal English victory in the Hundred Years' War in which Edward III captured the strategically vital French port after an eleven-month blockade.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Calais 7
Siege of Calais (1346–1347) canonical 6
siege of Calais 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedArtist Auguste Rodin ⓘ
associatedWork The Burghers of Calais (sculpture) ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
besiegingForce English army ⓘ
campaign Crécy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Crécy
commander Edward III of England ⓘ
Jean de Vienne ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence expulsion of most French inhabitants from Calais ⓘ
long-term English occupation of Calais ⓘ
repopulation of Calais with English settlers ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
defendingForce French garrison ⓘ
duration approximately eleven months ⓘ
endDate 1347-08-03 ⓘ
followedBy Truce of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Brétigny
location Calais ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
militaryTechnology English longbow ⓘ
medieval siege artillery ⓘ
modernLocation Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France ⓘ
linked to: Calais
monarchInvolved Edward III of England ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
notableEvent episode of the Burghers of Calais ⓘ
notableFor lengthy blockade ⓘ
pivotal shift in control of Channel ports ⓘ
symbolic act of submission by Calais burghers ⓘ
objective capture of Calais ⓘ
outcome surrender of Calais to England ⓘ
partOf Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War
precededBy Battle of Crécy ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
startDate 1346-09-04 ⓘ
strategicImportance base for English operations in France ⓘ
control of a major Channel port ⓘ
secure English foothold in northern France ⓘ
surrenderDate 1347-08-03 ⓘ
tacticUsed blockade ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
starvation siege ⓘ
theatre Western Front of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
year 1346 ⓘ
1347 ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward of Windsor → battle → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
Battle of Crécy → followedBy → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin → depictsEvent → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Henry of Grosmont → participatedIn → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Edwardian War → hasSignificantEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
The Burghers of Calais → narrativeContext → siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
The Burghers of Calais → depictsEvent → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Philippa of Hainaut → associatedEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton → participatedIn → siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Jacques de Wissant → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Jean de Fiennes → participantIn → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
City of Calais → historicalEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
Jean d’Aire → roleIn → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Eustache de Saint Pierre → participatedIn → Siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Pierre de Wissant → eventContext → siege of Calais ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Western Front of the Hundred Years' War → hasSiege → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ