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Siege of Calais (1346–1347)

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 3, 2022 by Gog the Mild (talk) 19:13, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Effigy of Edward III

The Siege of Calais (4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347) marked the conclusion of the Crécy campaign, part of the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. On 26 August 1346, an English army under King Edward III of England (effigy pictured) inflicted a heavy defeat on a large French army led by King Philip VI at the Battle of Crécy. A week later they invested the well-fortified port of Calais, which had a strong garrison under the command of Jean de Vienne. Edward made several unsuccessful attempts to breach the walls or to take the town by assault. During the winter and spring the French were able to run in supplies and reinforcements by sea, but in late April the English established a fortification which enabled them to command the entrance to the harbour and cut off the further flow of supplies. On 3 August Calais capitulated. It provided the English with an important strategic lodgement, and was not recaptured by the French until 1558. (This article is part of a featured topic: Crécy campaign.)

Most recent similar article(s): The last siege was the siege of Lilybaeum on February 2021. The last Medieval conflict was the Burnt Candlemas campaign in Scotland which ran on 2 February 2022.
Main editors: Gog the Mild
Promoted: 25 July 2019
Reasons for nomination: 675th anniversary of the surrender of the town
Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:04, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]