![]() ![]() ![]() The English army then turned north and inflicted a heavy defeat on a French army led by their king, Philip VI, at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346. They cut a swath along the left bank of the Seine to within 20 miles (32 km) of Paris. The English devastated much of Normandy and stormed and sacked Caen, slaughtering the population. ![]() Įdward responded by landing an army of 10,000 men in northern Normandy. The following spring a large French army, led by the heir to the French throne, John, Duke of Normandy, counter-attacked Derby's forces. Derby was spectacularly successful, winning victories at Bergerac and Auberoche. Edward delayed the disembarkation of his army and his fleet was scattered by a storm, rendering this offensive ineffective. He despatched a small force to Gascony in south-west France under Henry, Earl of Derby and personally led the main English army to northern France. Edward III of England decided to renew the war more vigorously in 1345. Main article: Hundred Years' War, 1345–1347Įight years after the start of the Hundred Years' War large-scale fighting had died down. ![]()
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