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 | | This battle, called Les Espagnols Sur Mer, resulted in Edward III receiving the nicknames of "Avenger of the Merchants" and "King of the Sea."38 Unfortunately, despite those two spectacular victories, Edward III could not control English pirates. |
 | | However, were it not for the victories that Edward III had at sea, none of these feats would have happened.35 The first of these victories was in 1340 at the port of Sluys in Flanders. |
 | | He tried to rein in the worst of the internal feuds by negotiating an end to the Yarmouth-Cinque Ports dispute in 1348.39 As a result, pirates moved their bases from the Ports to the harbors of the western shires like Devon and Dorset. |
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