The Battle of Sluys, 24 June 1340. Sea battle fought between England and France, one of the opening conflicts of the Hundred Years' War
From an original engraving Cassell's history of England circa 1898. Info from wiki: After the battle Edward went on to besiege Tournai, a city in Flanders was loyal to Philip VI of France. With the French navy crippled and with Edward winning success at other naval engagements, he became confident enough to dispense with a regular navy. He chose instead to overwork his mercantile marine by continually impressing the ships and neglecting to pay for them. The result was that merchants were ruined and shipbuilding ceased. By the end of Edward's reign the French had revived their navy and were again able to dominate the channel and raid the south coast of England.[7] The battle was later commemorated on Edward's gold noble coin, which depicted the king seated in a ship.
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