First English Campaign (Edwardian War)
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Was the first English military campaign in France during the Edwardian War.
Chronology
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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, 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.
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.
