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THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR
The English joke that the fish of Sluys must speak French because so many Frenchmen died in the battle.
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THE BATTLE OF SLUYS 1340
The English fleet of only 150 ships meets a much larger French fleet at the Flanders port of Sluys. The English outmanoeuvre the French ships, capturing most of them and inflicting many casualties, ensuring English naval superiority.