Siege of Calais

Overview

The siege of Calais occurred at the conclusion of the Crécy campaign, when an English army under the command of King Edward III of England successfully besieged the French town of Calais during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War.

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Significance

The Siege of Calais followed the English victory at Crécy and saw Edward III commit an English force of approximately 5,000 against a French garrison and relief force under Jean de Vienne that reached some 20,000. The disparity in recorded forces indicates the scale of French effort to relieve the town within the broader Hundred Years' War. No outcome is recorded in the available data, and no further detail can be established from the supplied facts alone.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (2)