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| 1159 | Becket, Thomas a |  |
| Toulouse Leads an English invasion to assert Eleanor of Aquitaine's rights but is driven off |
| 1159 | Henry II | |
| Toulouse Becket leads an English invasion of Toulouse to assert Eleanor of Aquitaine's rights |
| 1202 | John | |
| Follows up his victory at Mirabeau by occupying Tours , Angers & Le Mans |
| Sets up headquarters in Le Mans to defend Normandy & Aquitaine |
| 1202 | Walter, Hubert | |
| Collects funds throughout England to defend John's French inheritance |
| 1213 | John | |
| Mar Damme About 500 English ships, under the command of the earl of Salisbury, catches the French fleet by surprise off Damme |
| Mar Damme The French king, Philippe II's vindictive raid into Flanders causes the comte de Flanders , Ferrand, to request help from the English King, John immediatley sends a ready fleet, after the French had been defeated, from Portsmouth |
| May London Prepares a fleet for the invasion of France |
| 1214 | John | |
| During 1211and 1212, John had forged a coalition with counts of Flanders and Boulogne, and with the deposed emperor Otto IV, John financed most of the coalition & devised the campaign of 1214 to defeat Philippe II |
| The German Emperor, Otto IV, with his Flemish and English contingents were to invade France from the Flemish frontier, and drive toward Paris |
| The plan calls for John to launch an invasion into France from the southwest as an advance to reclaim lost Angevin lands, or a strategic diversion into the Loire valley with the igoal of drawing the French army south |
| 15th Feb London Lands at la rochelle & begins a campaign in western France |
| 15th Oct Returns to England from France |
| 1214 | John I | |
| Isle of Wight King John arrives at Yarmouth & organizes the invasion of France |
| 1225 | Henry III | |
| Gascony Despatches his brother Richard to Gsacony to recover lost French territories |
| Lost lands are recaptured, except for Poitou, the Limousin & Perigord |
| 1225 | Richard of Cornwall | |
| London Despatched by his brother Henry III to recover lost French territories |
| 1229 | Henry III | |
| 15th Oct London Finds there are insufficient ships to convey troops to France |
| 15th Oct Portsmouth Visits Portsmouth to plan an invasion of France |
| 1230 | Henry III | |
| 1st May London Sets sail from Portsmouth at the head of an invasion force |
| 3rd May London Lands with the invasion force at St Malo & proceeds to Dinan |
| Oct Portsmouth Returns to Portsmouth having waged an expenisive & pointless war in France |
| 1242 | Henry III | |
| Henry III supports the Lords in the sth who have rebelled against Louis IX |
| Henry's half brothers involve him in an expensively disastrous military venture |
| 20th May Royen Henry III disembarks at Royen with "a small number of men" and '30 tons of gold |
| 20th May Royen The English king is joined by a host of French nobles including Hugh de Lusignan |
| 1253 | Henry III | |
| 11th Aug Requisitions the Exchequer to finance his campaign in Gascony |
| 1294 | Edward I | |
| Gascony After Philip IV's capture of Gascony Edward I decides upon war with France |
| Gains extra funds for his campaigns in France & Scotland |
| 1297 | Edward I | |
| 14th July Appears on a dais outside Westminster Hall & successfully appeals for tax increases |
| Aug Edward I sets sail for France & leaves Edward II to preside over the Regency Council |
| 1297 | Edward II | |
| Aug Edward I sets sail for France & leaves Edward II to preside over the Regency Council |
| 1328 | Edward III | |
| Edward's claim to the French throne is used to launch an attack |
| 1337 | Edward III | |
| Antwerp Edward III crosses to Antwerp & invades France beginning the Hundred Years war |
| Invades the main ally of Scotland |
| 1339 | Edward III | |
| Invades France for the 1st time, without success |
| 1340 | Edward III | |
| Edward launches a campaign in Northern France |
| 30th Nov Edward returns to England |
| 1346 | Edward III | |
| Isle of Wight Edward III sets sail from St Helens to invade Normandy |
| July Porchester Sets sail with 9,000 archers, 4,000 infantry & 2,000 cavalry for a 2nd invasion |
| 12th July Normandy Lands with an army of men-at-arms & bowmen on the Conten Peninsula, Normandy |
| 16th Aug Poissy Finds a repairable bridge at Poissy near Paris & crosses it |
| 1355 | Edward the Black Prince | |
| 5th Oct Bordeaux Invades southern France from a base in Bordeaux |
| 1356 | Edward the Black Prince | |
| 4th Aug Bergerac Launches raids into central France from Bergerac |
| 1360 | Edward III | |
| Nobles break their promise to return land to England after Poitiers |
| 1415 | Henry V | |
| 16th April At a Great Council meeting Beaufort announces Henry V has decided to invade France |
| Aug Henry V invades Normandy after the French refuse his terms, thereby bringing the truce of Leulinghen to an end |
| 11th Aug Southampton Sails from Southampton with his army of invasion |
| 14th Aug Henry V & his army land in France |
| 1417 | Beauchamp, Roger de | |
| Takes part in Henry V's French campaigns, 1417-1421 |
| 1417 | Henry V | |
| 23rd July Dover English troops embark for France |
| 1428 | John of Bedford | |
| Consolidates gains in northern France |
| 1430 | Henry VI | |
| 21st April Calais Henry VI lands in Calais to claim the French throne |
| 1441 | Woodville, Richard | |
| Accompanies the Duke of York to France |
| 1474 | Edward IV | |
| Prepares to invade France to settle after Louis XI's support for the Yorkists |
| Utrecht Restores Hanseatic trading priveliges in London so he can use their ships to invade |
| 1475 | Edward IV | |
| Lands an expeditionary force of 1,200 men-at-arms & 11,000 archers in France |
| 21st Aug London Edward's Army leaves France for England |
| 1475 | Elrington, John | |
| Appointed Treasurer for the invasion of France |
| 1491 | Henry VII | |
| After the Treaty of Etaple Henry VII withdraws from France |
| 2nd Oct Henry VII invades France asserting Henry V's claim to the French Crown |
| 2nd Oct Henry VII invades northern France with 26,000 men when Charles VIII is diverted by Italy |
| 1492 | Touchet, James | |
| Touchet accompanies Henry VII on his expedition to France |
| 1511 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Wolsey is put in charge of preparations for war with France |
| 1512 | Henry VIII | |
| The English troops do not support Ferdinand, they refuse to obey orders & return home |
| 1513 | Henry VIII | |
| Burgundy Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy |
| April England is unable to invade because Ferdinand fails to keep his promise of support |
| April Leaves the Earl of Surrey in the nth of England to defend the border from the Scots |
| April Maximillian agrees to be a mercenary in Henry's invasion of France |
| April Burgundy The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henry's invasion of France |
| 15th June Greenwich Sets out from Greenwich to Dover amid much pomp & ceremony |
| July Calais Lands in Calais |
| Oct Lille Signs a treaty with Spain & the Hapsburgs to invade France in the summer of 1514 |
| 22nd Oct Calais Returns to England from Calais as the conqueror of both the French & the Scots |
| 25th Oct Richmond Reunited with Queen Catherine at Richmond |
| 1513 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Co-ordinates Henry VIII's campaign of Northern France |
| Burgundy Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy |
| 1514 | Wallop, John | |
| May Normandy Sent by Edward Howard to burn 21 towns in retaliation for Prior John burnng Brighton |
| 1523 | Brandon | |
| Commands an unsuccessful invasion of France |
| 1523 | Henry VIII | |
| Paris Suffolk crosses the Somme & threatens Paris but is forced to retreat |
| Suffolk leads an 11,000 expedition into France |
| 1523 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Takes part in the Duke of Suffolk's expedtion to France |
| 1st Nov Roye Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France |
| 1525 | Henry VIII | |
| 24th Feb Pavia Henry & Wolsey implement the "great enterprise" to partition France |
| 9th Mar St Pauls Cathedral After Francis I's capture Henry orders public rejoicing & a mass at St Pauls |
| 21st Mar The Amicable Grant is raised to invade France, 6th of laity & 3rd of clergy income |
| 1543 | Henry VIII | |
| 16th July Henry VIII crosses the Channel with an invasion force |
| 1544 | Henry VIII | |
| Charles V comes to terms with Francis I, without consulting his English ally |
| Henry invades France, carried in a litter at the head of an army of 40,000 |
| Crepy en Valois Henry VIII is forced to retreat from France when Charles V & Francois I make peace |
| 14th Sep Boulogne Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne, his only success in the French campaign |
| 1545 | Dudley I | |
| Sep Launches raids on the French coast |
| 1591 | Elizabeth I | |
| Aids Henry IV & the Dutch & German Protestants |
| Normandy Prevents the Catholic League occupying Normandy & uniting Britanny with Flanders |
| Britanny Sends 3,000 troops to Britanny against the Spaniards |
| 1595 | Elizabeth I | |
| Feb The last troops leave France while Henry IV's debts ensure Anglo-French collaboration |
| 1690 | James II | |
| 10th July Beachy Head James II retaliates to the defeat at Beachy Head by amassing an army to invade France |
