Battle of Sluys, 1340. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Battle of Sluys, 1340. Declaring war on Philip VI of France, Edward III of England (1312-1377) began what would become the Hundred Years War with a naval victory at the Battle of Sluys. The battle saw the destruction of the French fleet, eliminating the threat of a French invasion of England and ensuring that the war would be fought on French soil.

AGUA • BARCO DE GUERRA • BARCO • BARCOS • BATALLA NAVAL • BATALLA • BRITANICO • COLOR • COMBATE NAVAL • CONCEPTO • CONFLICTO BELICO • DOYLE • EDAD MEDIA • EDUARDO III • EDURADO III • FELIPE VI • FRANCES • FRANCIA • GEOGRAFIA • GRAN BRETAÑA • GUERRA 100 AÑOS • GUERRA • INGLATERRA • INGLES • LITOGRAFIA • MAR DEL NORTE • MAR • MEDIEVAL • NAVAL, BATALLA • PAÍS • REY DE FRANCIA • REY DE INGLATERRA • SIGLO XIV • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO • TRANSPORTE ACUATICO • TRANSPORTE • VELERO • WAR