<Tr> <Td> 1340 </Td> <Td> Battle of Sluys </Td> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 24 June Edward III destroys the Franco - Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders ensuring England will not be invaded and that the majority of the war will be fought in France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1340 </Td> <Td> Battle of Saint - Omer </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> The battle of Saint - Omer was the culmination of the northern fork of Edward's campaign and resulted in a tactical stalemate but forced a strategic withdrawal for the Anglo - Flemish forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1340 </Td> <Td> Siege of Tournai (1340) </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Tournai was relieved . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1341 </Td> <Td> Battle of Champtoceaux </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Victories for england in the hundred years war