Battle of Sluys

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
Part of the Hundred Years' War
File:BattleofSluys.jpeg 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
20px Kingdom of England	20px Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
20px 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

Battle Of Sluys Media

• Edward IIIA portrait from the 18th century
• 19th-century bust of Quiéret by Charles Émile Seurre, on display at the Palace of Versailles near Paris
• Ubena von Bremen Kiel2007 1 (cropped).jpg

  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.
• Edward III noble.jpg

  A gold noble coin of 1354, the obverse showing Edward seated in a ship, in commemoration of the battle