What the records say
- When
- 3 Jul 1347
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.22° N, 1.60° E
- Description
- 1347 naval battle of the Hundred Years’ War
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Crotoy (1347)
Naval battle during the Hundred Years' War
The Battle of Crotoy was a naval battle which occurred on 25 June 1347 at the mouth of the Somme off the Le Crotoy, when a French fleet of 40 ships gathered in attempted to relieve Calais, where an English army under the command of King Edward III of England was besieging the French town during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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