Saigneville was on the southern side of the ford, before the construction of the Canal de la Somme. Source: Wikipedia. More information. Places of interest nearby. JavaScript is required for this feature, but it is either disabled or not supported by your browser. Please enable JavaScript or upgrade your browser. The valley of the Somme is a unique area in Western Europe since it is not a river like we are used to.
This river is actually a collection of streams that criss-cross each other from the source to the mouth. This Pilgrim Route is a self-developed and walked walk from the front door in the Landgraaf in Limburg to the cathedral. A nature lover is looking for peace and quiet on the sea, hence a route to the French coast and the coastline to Spain in Santader. A tough hilly route in early, perhaps too early, spring. Defying hail, snow, thunder and rain there have been at least 10 very sunny days of these 72 days.
Interested then read the preparations and the diary from day to day with the corresponding separate GPS tracks. See for this Pilgrimage. Characteristic of the route in Belgium are the crosses on the houses and the chapels.
Register Don't have an account? Battle of Blanchetaque. Edit source History Talk 0. Hundred Years' War Edwardian phase — Cancel Save. Fan Feed. Universal Conquest Wiki. Date 24 August Blanchetaque, River Somme , near Abbeville. Kingdom of England.
Kingdom of France. On this news, Edward began rousing his small band at about five to give them enough time to break camp and move on in a somewhat orderly fashion. As they prepared and waited on the low tide they watched with trepidation as the larger French force which had taken up a strong position on the bridgehead of the north side, readied to receive them.
King Edward III crossing the River Somme Before the water was shallow enough for infantry to cross, the French men-at-arms, sensing an easy victory, splashed into the river with great enthusiasm. Some of them under the leadership of Godemar du Fay, which up until that point had shown himself a very capable captain.
Like the gallant idiots they were, they gave up their strong positions and thought to surprise the English into a surrender. A hundred or so English knights responded and rode out to meet them, led by the Earl of Northampton and Sir Reginald Cobham. As a result of this aggressive and ultimately poorly timed attack by the French a furious battle ensued- all in the water!
Wearing armor soaking wet is a downright miserable experience and this must have proven horrible for each side. De Engelsen marcheerden vervolgens naar het noorden, waar zij hoopten zich aan te sluiten bij een geallieerd Vlaams leger, dat vanuit Vlaanderen Frankrijk was binnengevallen. Koning Filips VI van Frankrijk was hen echter te slim af en liet alle bruggen en voorden langs de rivier de Somme beveiligen; hij volgde de Engelsen op de voet met zijn eigen veldleger.
Het gebied was verder van alle voedselvoorraden ontdaan en daarmee zaten de Engelsen in essentie gevangen. Daar stond de troepenmacht van du Fay hem al op te wachten. Zodra de eb het water afdoende had laten zakken, liep een aantal Engelse boogschieters tot halverwege de rivier en begonnen ze de Franse kruisboogschutters te bestoken.
Een Franse cavalerie-eenheid probeerde de boogschieters terug te drijven, maar zij werd op hun beurt weer aangevallen door Engelse voetsoldaten. Na een chaotisch gevecht in de rivier werden de Fransen teruggedrongen en na verdere Engelse versterkingen, sloegen de Fransen op de vlucht.
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