Which battle between England and France was fought in August 1346?
Battle of Crécy Battle of Crécy The Battle of Crécy (26 August 1346), also spelled Cressy, was an English victory during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. It was the first of three famous English successes during the conflict, followed by Poitiers in 1356 and Agincourt in 1415. The battle was fought on 26 August 1346 near Crécy, in northern France. An army of English, Welsh, and allied mercenary troops led by Edward III of England, engaged and defeated a much larger army of French, Genoese and Majorcan troops led by Philip VI of France. Emboldened by the lessons of tactical
Battle of Caen (1346) a proclamation from the French king instructing Norman raiding parties to despoil the south coast of England, which was used by recruiting parties in England for several years to stir up anti-French feeling. The English army moved off on 1 August 1346, southwards to the River Seine and towards Paris beyond. By 12 August they were from Paris. They then turned north and a month after the capture of Caen the English won the Battle of Blanchetaque as they fought their way across the Somme. On 28 August the main French army under Philip VI was crushingly defeated at the