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Battle of Sluys
Part of the Hundred Years' War
BattleofSluys.jpeg
A miniature of the battle from Jean Froissart's Chronicles, 14th century.
Date 24 June 1340
Location
Off Sluys in the French fief of Flanders (now spelled "Sluis" and part of the Dutch region of Zeelandic Flanders)
Result Decisive English victory
Belligerents
Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Kingdom of England Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg Edward III of England  (WIA) Hugues Quiéret  
Nicolas Béhuchet  
Strength
200–250 ships 190–213 ships
Casualties and losses
Unknown. Estimated: Several thousand. 16,000–18,000 (La Guerre de 100 Ans by Georges Minois) to 20,000 (Europe: A History by Norman Davies)
Most ships captured

The Battle of Sluys ( 1340) was an early and important naval battle of the Hundred Years' War. The English attacked near the port of Sluis and destroyed most of the French fleet. This made it impossible for France to invade England. Nearly all the fighting afterward took place on land in France.

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