England VS. France

England and France, possibly the greatest frenemies of all time. They've squared off in a few fights over the years. Can you name the battles based on the clues below?

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Year	War or Conflict	Description	Answer	Victor
1066	Norman Invasion of England	William de Normandie claims the English crown and meets the English King, Harold II, in battle here.	Hastings	France (Normandy)
1346	Hundred Years War	English longbowmen decimate the disorganized French charge. This won't be the last time either.	Crécy	England
1356	Hundred Years War	English longbowmen again make the difference. King Jean II is captured in battle.	Poitiers	England
1415	Hundred Years War	The French really do not appreciate the power of the longbow. Henry V inspires his men to another improbable victory.	Agincourt	England
1558	Italian War	The French finally reclaim this city, the last English held territory in France.	Calais	France
1754	French and Indian War (Seven Years War)	George Washington's only military surrender. Good thing he was working for the British at the time.	Fort Necesitty	France
1778	American Revolution	The British beseiged and captured this French colony in India after the French entered the war on the side of the USA.	Pondicherry	Great Britain
1779	Anglo-Spanish War	The French and Spanish sign a treaty promising to aid each other in reclaiming lost territory. Their first target is this 'rock' in southern Spain that the British had captured seventy years prior.	Gibraltar	Great Britain
1781	American Revolution	A French fleet blocks General Cornwallis' escape to the sea, and he is forced to surrender to the Americans.	Yorktown	France and USA
1793	Napoleonic Wars	The British besiege the French at this port city. Little did the Brits know they would be under siege themselves here 147 years later.	Dunkirk	France
1798	Napoleonic Wars	Napoleon seeks to conquer Egypt en route to harassing the British in India. The British fleet has other ideas and stops him at this river.	The Nile	Great Britain
1805	Napoleonic Wars	Admiral Lord Nelson bucks naval warfare tradition and splits the French and Spanish fleet in to thirds. The act cost him his life but his forces were victorious.	Trafalgar	United Kingdom
1809	Napoleonic Wars	The British retreat across Spain to this port city where they barely manage to escape the French army.	Corunna	France
1815	Napoleonic Wars	Napoleon is finally defeated at the hands of the Duke of Wellington.	Waterloo	United Kingdom
1940	World War II	After the fall of France, a French admiral refuses to surrender his fleet to the British, despite fears the fleet may fall into the hands of the Germans. The British open fire on their allies, sinking several ships.	Mers-el-Kébir	United Kingdom

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