Battle of Sluys

Battle of Sluys
	Part of the Hundred Years' War
	; A miniature of the battle from Jean Froissart's Chronicles, 14th century.
Date	24 June 1340
Location	Off Sluys in the French fief of Flanders (now spelled "Sluis" and part of the Dutch region of Zeelandic Flanders)
Result	Decisive English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Edward III of England (WIA)	Hugues Quiéret † ; Nicolas Béhuchet †
Strength
200–250 ships	190–213 ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown. Estimated: Several thousand.	16,000–18,000 (La Guerre de 100 Ans by Georges Minois) to 20,000 (Europe: A History by Norman Davies) ; Most ships captured

The Battle of Sluys (/ˈslɔɪz/; Dutch pronunciation: [slœys]; 1340) was an early and important naval battle of the Hundred Years' War. The English attacked near the port of Sluis and destroyed most of the French fleet. This made it impossible for France to invade England. Nearly all the fighting afterward took place on land in France.

Battle Of Sluys Media

Edward IIIA portrait from the 18th century
In 1962 a well-preserved wreck of a cog dated to 1380 was found near Bremen, Germany. This is a full-size reproduction. Merchant vessels such as these, hastily converted to makeshift warships, formed the bulk of both sides' ships.
A gold noble coin of 1354, the obverse showing Edward seated in a ship, in commemoration of the battle

Sources

↑ Mark Traugott (2 December 2010). The Insurgent Barricade. University of California Press. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-520-26632-2. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

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[Traugott2010-1] Mark Traugott (2 December 2010). The Insurgent Barricade. University of California Press. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-520-26632-2. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

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