26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

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26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

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The battle was fought against the French army of King Philip VI and led to the port of Calais becoming an English enclave for over two ...

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26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III

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