French Defeat the English at Sluys

Ok doing some reading on the Hundred Years war recently and a battle I had heard much about, but did not know much about, came to the forefront and I read it over more. Seems here that this was part of the turning point in the war which really helped the English get off the ground. With their victory at Sluys, they were able to negate the overall effect the French navy had on the war, as well as prevent any type of counter invasion of England.

So what I'm wondering, would the English have been able to keep their base in Calais, let alone supply it. And would the French actually attempt an invasion of England in the 1340's or would they be more interested in just driving the English from the continent?
 
Err...the English didn't capture Calais until 1346-7. Prior to that, English invasions either started from Gascony, or landed at friendly ports (eg in Brittany) or landed over the beaches (eg the Crecy campaign).

Certainly the French were planning to invade England at the time - they had even prepared a prefabricated castle to be erected on arrival. Edward III captured a copy of the invasion plans in 1346 and made good use of them to rally the English behind the war.

This is why (contrary to popular myth) the Hundred Years War actually ended in a draw, because neither side achieved their initial war aims.

Whether the French invasion was launched or not depended greatly on what happened to Edward: if he escaped I think it unlikely the French would risk it, especially since the English fleet at Sluys was only a part of the available shipping. If he was killed or captured however, then it might well have gone ahead.
 
What were the French trying to do? Trying to invade England to win the war that way isn't the same as trying to absorb England as part of France.
 
Err...the English didn't capture Calais until 1346-7. Prior to that, English invasions either started from Gascony, or landed at friendly ports (eg in Brittany) or landed over the beaches (eg the Crecy campaign).

Certainly the French were planning to invade England at the time - they had even prepared a prefabricated castle to be erected on arrival. Edward III captured a copy of the invasion plans in 1346 and made good use of them to rally the English behind the war.

This is why (contrary to popular myth) the Hundred Years War actually ended in a draw, because neither side achieved their initial war aims.

Whether the French invasion was launched or not depended greatly on what happened to Edward: if he escaped I think it unlikely the French would risk it, especially since the English fleet at Sluys was only a part of the available shipping. If he was killed or captured however, then it might well have gone ahead.

Ah my mistake on Calais.

Where were the French intending to land?
 
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