Fought on August 26, 1346, the Battle of Crecy was an early battle of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. The English, led by King Edward III and his son, the "Black Prince" of Wales (see entry below), won the battle, inflicting heavy losses on the French, led by King Philip VI. Following the battle, the English laid siege to and captured Calais, which remained an English possession until 1558. (Calais, in fact, was the intended winter destination of Henry's army in 1415 when their passage through the countryside was cut off by the French just outside of the village of Agincourt, 74 kilometers away.)