the hundred years war

start of the war

Mar 24, 1337

french invade aquitaine

battle of sluys

Jun 24, 1340

a sea battle fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening conflicts of the Hundred Years' War between England and France

battle of crecy

Aug 26, 1346

26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France. It was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War because of the combination of new weapons and tactics used.

battle of poitiers

Sep 19, 1356

The battle occurred on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, France. Preceded by the Battle of Crécy in 1346, and followed by the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, it was the second of the three great English victories of the war.

french regain territories

Mar 24, 1370

John Chandos, the English Seneschal of Poitou is defeated and slain at Chateau Lussac.giving the french an advanteage.

battle of agincourt

Oct 25, 1415

a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War.The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France.Henry V's victory at Agincourt, against a numerically superior French army, crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry married the French king's daughter and then Henry's son, Henry VI, was made heir to the throne of France.

the battle of castillon

Jul 17, 1453

generally considered the end of the Hundred Years' War as Henry VI's insanity and the Wars of the Roses left England in no position to wage war in France. However Calais remained an English possession until 1558 and the title of King of France was not omitted from the English royal style until 1 January 1801 (347 years and 168 days after the Battle of Castillon)