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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| Battle of l'Écluse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of l'Écluse Context triple: [Battle of Sluys, alsoKnownAs, Battle of l'Écluse]
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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Battle of Fontaine-Française
The Battle of Fontaine-Française was a 1595 engagement in which King Henry IV of France secured a crucial victory over Spanish forces, helping to consolidate his rule during the late French Wars of Religion.
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Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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E.
Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of l'Écluse Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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B.
Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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C.
Battle of Fontaine-Française
The Battle of Fontaine-Française was a 1595 engagement in which King Henry IV of France secured a crucial victory over Spanish forces, helping to consolidate his rule during the late French Wars of Religion.
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D.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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E.
Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Hundred Years' War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sluis
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Battle of Sluys ⓘ |
| belligerent |
County of Flanders
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French casualties
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light English casualties ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
approximately 120–150 English ships
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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
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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
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surface form:
chronicles of Jean Froissart
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| hasTopic |
English Channel control
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medieval naval warfare ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
North Sea
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near Sluis, County of Flanders ⓘ off the port of Sluis ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved |
Edward III of England
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Philip VI of France ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French fleet lashed together in defensive formation
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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
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one of the first major battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
crippled the main French battle fleet
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enabled safer English troop movements to the continent ⓘ secured English control of the English Channel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| year | 1340 ⓘ |
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