Edwardian War
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Was the first phase of the Hundred Years' War between France and England, lasting from 1337 to 1360.
Chronology
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October 1355: During the so-called Black Prince's chevauchée of 1355, an Anglo-Gascon force under the command of Edward, the Black Prince raided southern France.
August 1356: The Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356 was a military campaign led by Edward, the Prince of Wales, son of King Edward III of England. The campaign took place in southwestern France, targeting ergerac, Périgord, Nontronnais, Confolentais, Limousin, La Marche, Boischaut, Champagne Berrichonne, Berry, Sologne, south of Touraine and Poitou.
September 1356: French reconquers the regions lost during the Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356.
January 1360: Edward III of England led his army into Burgundy, and took Tonnerre.
February 1360: After remaining in Tonnerre some days, Edward III of England left the city.
March 1360: The English besiege Paris (1360).
April 1360: End of the English Siege of Paris (1360).
April 1360: Siege of Chartres.
April 1360: 'Black Monday' refers to a devastating hailstorm that struck Chartres in 1360 during the Hundred Years' War. The storm caused significant damage to the city and surrounding areas, leading to widespread destruction and loss of life. The territory of Chartres ultimately fell under the control of the Kingdom of France.
November 1355: Territories left by the Anglo-Gascon force that raided southern France during the so-called Black Prince's chevauchée of 1355.
Were a protracted series of raids conducted by the nascent French navy and numerous private raiders and pirates against English towns, shipping and islands in the English Channel.
October 1338: The island of Sark, which had been plundered as early as 1337, is taken without a fight.
October 1338: Guernsey likewise capitulated after some skirmishes.
Was the first English military campaign in France during the Edwardian War.
September 1339: As Cambrai was an ally of the king of France, on 20 September king Edward's army marched into the bishopric.
October 1339: The army of English king Edward left Cambrai to advance into France proper.
October 1339: In 1339, during the Hundred Years' War, King Edward III of England advanced towards the French army in the 14-mile strip of French land around the bishopric of Cambrai. The territory was eventually occupied by England, leading to further plundering of the area by Edward's forces.
October 1339: In 1339, King Edward III of England marched his troops out of occupied regions in France after the French forces did not pursue him. This decision by the French led to the abrupt end of the campaign in the Hundred Years' War.
Was the second English military campaign in France during the Edwardian War.
July 1340: Battle of Saint Omer.
January 1340: Tournai had remained loyal to Philip VI of France.
July 1340: Siege of Tournai.
August 1340: Robert of Artois was a French nobleman who sided with the English during the Hundred Years' War. Edward III was the King of England at the time and was leading the military campaign against France. The invasion of Artois was part of Edward III's strategy to expand English territory in France.
September 1340: Truce of Espléchin (1340).
French invasion of Hainaut during the Edwardian War.
June 1340: French forces invaded Hennegau (Hainaut) in May.
July 1340: When news reached reached the French about the disaster at Sluys, they left Hainaut.
Was an English military campaign in Gascony during the Edwardian War.
September 1345: Battle of Bergerac.
October 1345: Battle of Auberoche.
Was an English military campaign in northern France during the Edwardian War.
July 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Argences.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Lisieux.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Brionne.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Elbeuf.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Pont de l'Arche.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Vernon.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Poissy.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Grisy.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Troisseraux.
August 1346: Battle of Crecy.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of St. Josse.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Neufchatel.
August 1347: Calais, a strategic port city in France, was captured by King Edward III of England in 1347 during the Hundred Years' War. The Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 confirmed English possession of Calais and its surroundings, establishing it as an important English stronghold on the continent.
August 1347: Wissant is re-occupied by the French.
September 1347: In 1347, on the heels of English victory at the battle of Crécy (1346), the Viscount Gaston III Fébus paid homage to the king of France for his county of Foix, but refused to give homage for Béarn, which he claimed to hold from no one but God.
August 1351: Saint-Jean-d'Angély fell to the French.
January 1350: In 1349, Saint-Jean-d'Angély became English territory during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Freneuse.
September 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Wissant.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Acheux.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Auteuill.
August 1346: English conquest of Conquest of Airaines and Poix.
Was a popular revolt by peasants that took place in northern France in the early summer of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.
The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty that marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). By virtue of this treaty, Edward III of England obtained large territorial gains in southwestern France.
October 1360: The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good). In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) as well as the height of English power on the Continent. By virtue of this treaty, Edward III obtained, besides Guyenne and Gascony, Poitou, Saintonge and Aunis, Agenais, Périgord, Limousopn, Quercy, Bigorre, the countship of Gauré, Angoumois, Rouergue, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Ponthieu, Calais, Sangatte, Ham and the countship of Guînes.
October 1360: In 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny was signed between King Edward III of England and King John II of France. The treaty transferred the Channel Islands, including Guernsey, from French suzerainty to English control. This marked a significant shift in the territorial ownership of the islands.
Selected Sources
Livingstone, M. / Witzel, M. (2005): The Road to Crécy: The English Invasion of France, 1346. Harlow (UK), pp. 107–225.
Sumption, J. (1990): Trial by Battle. The Hundred Years' War, London (UK), p. 505.
