Caen’s garrison agreed to surrender if a relief force had not arrived by 19th September 1417 saw King Henry V of England renew his campaign to seize control of Normandy. His objectives included taking major…
Appointment of an administrator to record ransoms, loot and other gains won by the campaign of John of Gaunt: 30 March 1373 In 1373 a campaign was planned that would see a large force led…
Fall of Romorantin to Edward of Woodstock’s men Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, had launched his campaign from Gascony. Using the chevauchee approach, he attacked Limousin and Berry. His scouts then reported the presence…
Letter from Richard Wynkeley, regarding the Battle of Crecy A week after the Battle of Crécy the English had reached Bologne. Here, the English had time to take stock of what had occurred in the…
The Battle of Crécy was the first major victory on land by the English in the Hundred Years War. Fought on 26th August 1346, the battle of Crecy was well recorded by contemporaries. Prelude to…
Battle of Cravant, 31st July 1423 On 31st July 1423 a Franco-Scottish army met an Anglo-Burgundian force in battle at Cravant, Burgundy. The Dauphinist army was part of a force that had been assembled to…
17th May 1355, King John II proclaimed the ban and arrière-ban. Spring of 1355 was a tense period in France. There was a threat of invasion from England. Charles II of Navarre was making demands. For…
The Battle of Bramham Moor was fought on 19th February 1408. It brought the Percy Rebellions (1402-1408) to an end as forces loyal to King Henry IV defeated the Earl of Northumberland’s force. Henry Percy,…
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Combat of the Thirty From Froissart’s Chronicle: Messire Robert de Beaumanoir, a very valiant knight of a great family in Brittany, was castellan of Castle Joselin, where he had a great many men-at-arms of his…
The Battle of Sluys was fought on 24 June 1340. King Edward III of England intended to sail his fleet up the River Zwin to Bruges in order to meet with his allies for a…