Siege of Calais (1346–1347)

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battle of the Hundred Years' War siege

The Siege of Calais (1346–1347) was a pivotal English victory in the Hundred Years' War in which Edward III captured the strategically vital French port after an eleven-month blockade.

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Siege of Calais 7
Siege of Calais (1346–1347) canonical 5
siege of Calais 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedArtist Auguste Rodin ⓘ
associatedWork The Burghers of Calais (sculpture) ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
besiegingForce English army ⓘ
campaign Battle of Crécy ⓘ
surface form: Crécy campaign
commander Edward III of England ⓘ
Jean de Vienne ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence expulsion of most French inhabitants from Calais ⓘ
long-term English occupation of Calais ⓘ
repopulation of Calais with English settlers ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
defendingForce French garrison ⓘ
duration approximately eleven months ⓘ
endDate 1347-08-03 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Brétigny ⓘ
surface form: Truce of Calais
location Calais ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
militaryTechnology English longbow ⓘ
medieval siege artillery ⓘ
modernLocation Calais ⓘ
surface form: Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
monarchInvolved Edward III of England ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
notableEvent episode of the Burghers of Calais ⓘ
notableFor lengthy blockade ⓘ
pivotal shift in control of Channel ports ⓘ
symbolic act of submission by Calais burghers ⓘ
objective capture of Calais ⓘ
outcome surrender of Calais to England ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War
precededBy Battle of Crécy ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
startDate 1346-09-04 ⓘ
strategicImportance base for English operations in France ⓘ
control of a major Channel port ⓘ
secure English foothold in northern France ⓘ
surrenderDate 1347-08-03 ⓘ
tacticUsed blockade ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
starvation siege ⓘ
theatre Western Front of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
year 1346 ⓘ
1347 ⓘ

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Edward of Windsor → battle → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
Battle of Crécy → followedBy → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
The Burghers of Calais (cast) by Auguste Rodin → depictsEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
Henry of Grosmont → participatedIn → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
Edwardian War → hasSignificantEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
The Burghers of Calais (sculpture) → narrativeContext → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
subject surface form: The Burghers of Calais
this entity surface form: siege of Calais
The Burghers of Calais → depictsEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
Philippa of Hainaut → associatedEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton → participatedIn → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: siege of Calais (1346–1347)
Jacques de Wissant → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
Jean de Fiennes → participantIn → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
City of Calais → historicalEvent → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
Jean d’Aire → roleIn → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais
Eustache de Saint Pierre → participatedIn → Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Calais