Edward III crossing the Somme before the Battle of Crecy, illustration from 'British Battles on Land and Sea', published by Cassell, London, c.1910byRichard Caton II Woodville
Edward III of England (1312-77); A French plan to trap the English force between the Seine and the Somme Rivers failed, and the English escape led to the Battle of Crecy and a subsequent British victory on the 26th of August 1346;