 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Panguva iyoyo pakanga pane kunzwa kwakakasharara pakati pechiNgezi nechiSpanish pamusana pezviito zvakasiyana-siyana zvechisimba nokupamba izvo vaSpanish vakanga vaita pamusoro pemidziyo yechiNgezi mugungwa. Muna 1350, vaSpanish pavaiva muFlanders nokuda kwezvinangwa zvokutengeserana, vakaudzwa kuti vaEngland vakanga vachironga kuvamisa parwendo rwavo rwokudzokera kumusha. Vakashongedza ngarava dzavo, dzakanga dziri paSluys, nemarudzi ose ezvombo nezvombo zvehondo zvine simba, uye vakadenha varwi vose, vapfuri uye varwi vemiseve vakanga vachida kuvashandira kuti vabhadharwe. Edward paakanzwa nezvokugadzirira hondo uku, akatsamwa ndokuti: Ngarava dzevaSpanish dzakatevera nzira yaifamba nomumhenderekedzo yokumaodzanyemba yeEngland, dziine tariro yokumhara pane rimwe taundi risingafungiri. Vakakanganiswa nezvikepe zvaEdward kubva kuWinchelsea masikati e29 Nyamavhuvhu 1350. Hondo yachokwakatora nguva refu kusvikira kwava kudoka uye kwakanga kuri kudzokororwa kweSluys pamwero muduku, nevanopfura nouta vachiuraya vafambisi vengarava veSpain varwi vasati vapinda mungarava dzavo. Inenge hafu yengarava dzeSpain dzakatorwa, dzimwe dzose dzakatiza murima. 