At which battle of 1346 did Edward III's son win his spurs?
Chevauchée of Edward III (1346) to England. Chevauchée of Edward III (1346) The Chevauchée of Edward III of 1346, which began on 12 July 1346, with the landing of English troops in Normandy and ended with the beginning of the siege of Calais on 4 September 1346. This expedition devastated a large part of Normandy, Vexin, Beauvaisis, Vimeu, Ponthieu, Boulonnais and the Boulogne. The chevauchée was a decisive victory for England, with the flower of French nobility decimated during the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346. The capture of Calais allows the English to have a strong and powerful base in the north of
Battle of Caen (1346) Battle of Caen (1346) The Battle of Caen on 26 July 1346 was the assault on the French held town by part of an invading English army under King Edward III () as a part of the Hundred Years' War. Elements of the English army of 12,000–15,000, nominally commanded by the Earl of Warwick and the Earl of Northampton, prematurely attacked the town. Caen was garrisoned by 1,000–1,500 soldiers and an unknown but large number of armed townsmen, commanded by Raoul, the Count of Eu. The town was captured in the first assault; many nobles were taken prisoner and 5,000