Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders

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Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders was an English military and diplomatic campaign early in the Hundred Years' War aimed at securing Flemish support against France and asserting Edward's claim to the French throne.

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Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic mission ⓘ
event in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aim asserting Edward III's claim to the French throne ⓘ
forming alliances with Flemish towns ⓘ
gaining control over key Channel ports ⓘ
isolating France diplomatically in the Low Countries ⓘ
securing Flemish support against France ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor Edward III's 1338–1339 diplomatic efforts in the Low Countries ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor Battle of Sluys ⓘ
conflict Kingdom of France ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime 1340 ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-French dynastic conflict ⓘ
Edward III's claim to the French throne ⓘ
French support for Scotland ⓘ
desire to undermine French influence in Flanders ⓘ
economic importance of Flemish cloth trade ⓘ
need to secure continental allies against France ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of Edward III's position as claimant to the French crown ⓘ
heightened tensions between England and France ⓘ
increased Flemish opposition to France ⓘ
preparation for subsequent English campaigns in France ⓘ
strengthening of Anglo-Flemish alliance ⓘ
hasPart diplomatic negotiations with Flemish cities ⓘ
military operations in Flanders ⓘ
naval movements across the English Channel ⓘ
hasParticipant Edward III of England ⓘ
English army ⓘ
English navy ⓘ
Flemish cities ⓘ
Flemish militias ⓘ
Flemish nobles ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
location English Channel ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
mainSubject Hundred Years' War ⓘ
opposedBy Philip VI of France ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
pointInTime 1340 ⓘ
startTime 1340 ⓘ
usedDiplomaticTool financial subsidies to Flemish allies ⓘ
promises of trade privileges ⓘ
treaties with Flemish cities ⓘ
usedMilitaryForce deployment of English troops in Flanders ⓘ
use of English fleet in the Channel ⓘ

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Battle of Sluys → precededBy → Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders ⓘ