Battle of Sluys

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The Battle of Sluys was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.

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instanceOf battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sluis ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sluys

Battle of l'Écluse ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
casualties heavy French casualties ⓘ
relatively light English casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength English fleet of c. 120–150 ships ⓘ
French fleet of c. 190–220 ships ⓘ
commander Edward III of England ⓘ
Genoese admiral Barbavera ⓘ
Hugh Quieret ⓘ
Nicolas Béhuchet ⓘ
Sir Robert Morley ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence English control of the English Channel ⓘ
destruction of much of the French fleet ⓘ
countryAtTime County of Flanders ⓘ
date 24 June 1340 ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
followedBy English land campaign in northern France in 1340 ⓘ
hasParticipant English longbowmen ⓘ
Genoese crossbowmen ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Netherlands ⓘ
location Zwinstraat estuary ⓘ
near Sluis ⓘ
off the coast of Sluys ⓘ
monarchInvolved Edward III of England ⓘ
navalTactics grappling and boarding ⓘ
use of cogs as fighting platforms ⓘ
notableFeature French ships chained together in defensive line ⓘ
boarding actions decisive in combat ⓘ
use of archers on English ships ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
decisive English naval victory ⓘ
significance established temporary English naval supremacy ⓘ
one of the first major battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
strategicImportance prevented French invasion of England by sea in early phase of war ⓘ
secured sea lines of communication between England and Flanders ⓘ
theatre English Channel ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
tookPlaceNear port of Sluys ⓘ
town of Sluis in Flanders ⓘ
year 1340 ⓘ

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Edward III of England → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Edward of Windsor → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Battle of Sluys → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sluis ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sluys
Edwardian War → hasSignificantEvent → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Philip VI of France → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
English longbowmen → notableBattle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Hugh Quieret → notableEvent → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Hugh Quieret → conflict → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Barbavera → participatedIn → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
subject linked to: Genoese admiral Barbavera
Barbavera → conflict → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
subject linked to: Genoese admiral Barbavera
Battle of l'Écluse → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
English navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Nicolas Béhuchet → participantIn → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Philip VI → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel → battle → Battle of Sluys (naval operations in its aftermath) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sluys