Siege of Calais (1346–1347) was finally lost by the English monarch Mary I following the 1558 siege of Calais. The fall of Calais marked the capture of England's last possession in mainland France. In 1880, Calais commissioned a statue by Auguste Rodin of the town leaders at the moment of their surrender to Edward. The resulting work, "The Burghers of Calais", was completed in 1889. Siege of Calais (1346–1347) The Siege of Calais (4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347) occurred when an English army under the command of King Edward III of England successfully besieged the French garrison of Calais. It was an
Possession Bay from the beach being as crowded with fauna as Brighton, a popular seaside resort on the south coast of England. The names Zero Point and Black Head appear on charts from the same expedition. It was discovered and named by a British expedition under Cook in 1775. Cook made the first known landing on South Georgia in this vicinity. The great mariner Captain James Cook in HMS "Resolution" accompanied by HMS "Adventure" made the first landing, survey and mapping of South Georgia. As mandated by the Admiralty, on 17 January 1775 he took possession for Britain and renamed the island