 Complete the following phrase:  Although Gascony was the cause of the war, Edward III was able to spare few resources for its defence, and previously when an English army had campaigned on the continent it had operated in northern France. In most campaigning seasons the Gascons had to rely on their own resources and had been hard-pressed by the French. In 1339 the French besieged Bordeaux, the capital of Gascony, even breaking into the city with a strong force before they were repulsed. Typically the Gascons could field 3,0006,000 men, the large majority infantry, although up to two-thirds of them would be tied down in garrisons. In July 1346, Edward III 