What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 1339
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 49.80° N, 3.92° E
- Description
- English forces retreated into Duchy of Brabant, ending the Thiérache campaign.
Placed at the region named in the title of the event it links, Thiérache.
Thiérache campaign
Military campaign of 1339 during the Hundred Years' War
The Thiérache campaign, also known as the chevauchée of Edward III of 1339, was the march from Valenciennes, Hainault across Cambrésis, Picardy and Thiérache in northern France by an English army with Flemish, Hainault and Holy Roman Empire allies. It began on 20 September 1339, resulting in the siege of Cambrai and ended with the withdrawal of the English forces on 24 October, 1339, into Brabant.
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