What the records say
- When
- 10 Jul 1194
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.89° N, 1.21° E
- Description
- medieval battle, part of the ongoing fighting between Richard the Lionheart and Philip II of France
Placed at the town its title names, Fréteval.
Battle of Fréteval
1194 Anglo-Norman victory over France
The Battle of Fréteval, which took place on 3 July 1194, was a medieval battle, part of the ongoing fighting between Richard the Lionheart and Philip II of France that lasted from 1193 to Richard's death in April 1199. During the battle, the Anglo-Norman and Angevin forces ambushed the French army, which was defeated. Philip managed to flee but lost his archives which were captured by Richard.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Fréteval: English forces under Richard I defeat Philip II, and capture the French baggage train”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Richard Cœur de Lion écrase Philippe Auguste à la bataille de Fréteval et reconquiert ses fiefs en France”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page