Battle of Sluys

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battle of the Hundred Years' War naval battle

The Battle of Sluys 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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Sluys canonical	14
Battle of Sluis	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Sluys ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sluis Battle of l'Écluse ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
casualties	heavy French casualties ⓘ relatively light English casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength	English fleet of c. 120–150 ships ⓘ French fleet of c. 190–220 ships ⓘ
commander	Edward III of England ⓘ Genoese admiral Barbavera ⓘ Hugh Quieret ⓘ Nicolas Béhuchet ⓘ Sir Robert Morley ⓘ
conflict	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence	English control of the English Channel ⓘ destruction of much of the French fleet ⓘ
countryAtTime	County of Flanders ⓘ
date	24 June 1340 ⓘ
era	14th century ⓘ
followedBy	English land campaign in northern France in 1340 ⓘ
hasParticipant	English longbowmen ⓘ Genoese crossbowmen ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Netherlands ⓘ
location	Zwinstraat estuary ⓘ near Sluis ⓘ off the coast of Sluys ⓘ
monarchInvolved	Edward III of England ⓘ
navalTactics	grappling and boarding ⓘ use of cogs as fighting platforms ⓘ
notableFeature	French ships chained together in defensive line ⓘ boarding actions decisive in combat ⓘ use of archers on English ships ⓘ
partOf	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders ⓘ
result	English victory ⓘ decisive English naval victory ⓘ
significance	established temporary English naval supremacy ⓘ one of the first major battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
strategicImportance	prevented French invasion of England by sea in early phase of war ⓘ secured sea lines of communication between England and Flanders ⓘ
theatre	English Channel ⓘ North Sea ⓘ
tookPlaceNear	port of Sluys ⓘ town of Sluis in Flanders ⓘ
year	1340 ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward III of England → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Edward of Windsor → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Battle of Sluys → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Sluis

Edwardian War → hasSignificantEvent → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Philip VI of France → battle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton → participatedIn → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

English longbowmen → notableBattle → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Hugh Quieret → notableEvent → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Hugh Quieret → conflict → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Genoese admiral Barbavera → participatedIn → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

subject surface form: Barbavera

Genoese admiral Barbavera → conflict → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

subject surface form: Barbavera

Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders → chronologicalSuccessor → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

Battle of l'Écluse → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sluys ⓘ

English navy → notableEngagement → Battle of Sluys ⓘ