Battle of Poitiers

When

19 Sep 1356

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

46.52° N, 0.40° E

Description

1356 battle of the Hundred Years' War

1356 battle of the Hundred Years' War

The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years' War, between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince. It took place in western France, 5 miles (8 km) south of Poitiers, when approximately 14,000 to 16,000 French attacked a strong defensive position held by 6,000 Anglo-Gascons.

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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 “Hundred Years' War – Battle of Poitiers: The English, commanded by Edward the Black Prince, defeat the French”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille de Poitiers : Édouard de Woodstock dit le Prince Noir, défait les Français à Poitiers et capture le roi Jean le Bon ainsi que de nombreux chevaliers”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Пуатье — французская армия проиграла англичанам, король Франции Иоанн II Добрый попал в плен”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Francia, en el marco de la guerra de los Cien Años, los ingleses derrotan a los franceses en la Batalla de Poitiers, capturando al rey Juan II de Francia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ポワティエの戦いでイングランドのエドワード黒太子がフランスに勝利。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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