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English Fleet at Sluys — Channel Security 1340

1340
Flanders, belgium
Also known as: Sluys naval aftermath 1340 · English Channel secured 1340
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Naval Engagement
Location
Flanders, belgium
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
France
Forces
French fleet c.230 vessels
VS
Victor
England
Forces
English fleet c.200 vessels
Outcome
Following Sluys the English fleet controlled the Channel; French invasion plans abandoned; English troops and supplies crossed freely to Calais and Gascony
The Battle

History & Significance

Sluys 1340 was one of the most decisive naval victories of the medieval period; it secured English sea lanes for the next decade and enabled Crecy and Calais campaigns

Casualties & Losses

c.16000 French sailors and soldiers killed

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