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THE INVASION OF FRANCE 

 (Fkom Fuoissart's Chkonicles) 



Richard Il's invasion of France in 1379-80, hy arrangement with 

 the Duke of Brittany, 'ailed chiefly because he neglected the 

 precaution of securing the seas before he sailed. Meanwhile 

 enemy corsairs sailed up the Thames and sacked Gravesend. 



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