Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé was fought on 22 March 1421 between an English army under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, and a Franco-Scottish force supporting the Dauphin Charles. Scottish troops formed an important part of the…
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Siege of Harfleur, 1415
Henry V captured Harfleur on 22 September 1415 after a siege lasting more than five weeks. His invasion force had landed in Normandy on 13 August and soon moved against the town. Harfleur was a…
Battle of La Rochelle, 1372
The Battle of La Rochelle was fought on 22 June 1372 during the renewed Anglo-French war. An English fleet commanded by John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, was sent towards La Rochelle as French pressure on…
Siege of Tournai, 1340
The Siege of Tournai began on 23 July 1340, during the opening campaign of the Hundred Years War. Following the English victory at the Battle of Sluys on 24 June, Edward III and his Flemish…
The Siege of Meaux, 1421–1422
The Siege of Meaux was fought from October 1421 to May 1422 during Henry V’s final campaign in France. Situated on the River Marne, east of Paris, Meaux was a strategically important stronghold. Its capture…
Battle of Pontvallain
The Battle of Pontvallain was fought on 4 December 1370, during the Hundred Years War. A French army under Bertrand du Guesclin and Louis de Sancerre attacked English forces in the Sarthe region. The engagement…
Battle of Auray, 1364
The Battle of Auray was fought on 29 September 1364 during the final stages of the War of the Breton Succession. The conflict between John de Montfort and Charles of Blois had drawn in England…
Battle of Brest, 1342
The Battle of Brest was a naval engagement fought on 18 August 1342 during the War of the Breton Succession. An English fleet under William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton, surprised a Genoese galley squadron…
Battle of La Roche-Derrien
The Battle of La Roche-Derrien was fought on 20 June 1347 during the War of the Breton Succession. The conflict became part of the wider Hundred Years War through English support for the Montfort claim…
Battle of Neville’s Cross
The Battle of Neville’s Cross was fought near Durham on 17 October 1346, while Edward III was campaigning in France. King David II of Scotland had invaded northern England in response to French appeals for…