Battle of l'Écluse

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The Battle of l'Écluse was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.

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instanceOf battle of the Hundred Years' War
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sluis
Battle of Sluys
belligerent County of Flanders
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
casualties heavy French casualties
light English casualties
combatantStrength approximately 120–150 English ships
approximately 190–213 French and allied ships
commander Edward III of England
Genoese admiral Barbavera
surface form: Genoese admiral Pietro Barbavera

Hugues Quiéret NERFINISHED
Nicolas Béhuchet NERFINISHED
Sir Robert Morley
Sir Walter Manny
conflict Hundred Years' War
countryAtTime Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
date 24 June 1340
followedBy English land campaigns in Flanders and northern France
hasLanguageContext Old French toponym "l'Écluse" meaning "the sluice"
hasPrimarySource Chronicles of Jean Froissart
surface form: chronicles of Jean Froissart
hasTopic English Channel control
medieval naval warfare
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
location North Sea
near Sluis, County of Flanders
off the port of Sluis
monarchInvolved Edward III of England
Philip VI of France
notableFeature French fleet lashed together in defensive formation
use of cogs as primary warships by the English
partOf Hundred Years' War
precededBy early naval raids of the Hundred Years' War
region Flanders
result English victory
significance decisive early English naval success
one of the first major battles of the Hundred Years' War
strategicConsequence crippled the main French battle fleet
enabled safer English troop movements to the continent
secured English control of the English Channel
timePeriod 14th century
year 1340

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Battle of Sluys alsoKnownAs Battle of l'Écluse