1346
Crécy: longbows annihilate French chivalry
On a sloping field in Picardy, English archers loosed clouds of arrows into mounted French knights tangled with their own Genoese crossbowmen.
Plague reaches Crimea via Mongol siege
Janibeg of the Golden Horde, besieging the Genoese trading post of Caffa, watched plague erupt in his camp.
Edward III lands at La Hougue with his army
The English king beached at the Cotentin Peninsula with twelve thousand men and his sixteen-year-old son the Black Prince, wading ashore into Normandy's July…
Neville's Cross: David II captured
Invading Northumberland to relieve French pressure, the king of Scots was wounded by two arrows in the face and taken prisoner near Durham by the English…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1346?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1346. The most significant is Crécy: longbows annihilate French chivalry: On a sloping field in Picardy, English archers loosed clouds of arrows into mounted French knights tangled with their own Genoese crossbowmen.
What era was 1346 part of?
1346 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1346?
The events from 1346 span Europe and Central Asia.