Battle of Taillebourg

When

28 Jul 1242

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.83° N, 0.65° W

Description

1242 battle between England and France

Medieval battle between France and England

The Battle of Taillebourg, a major medieval battle fought in July 1242, was the decisive engagement of the Saintonge War. It pitted a French Capetian army under the command of King Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, and his younger brother Alphonse of Poitiers, against forces led by King Henry III of England, his brother Richard of Cornwall and their stepfather Hugh X of Lusignan.

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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 Taillebourg: French forces (some 25,000 men) under King Louis IX (the Saint) defeat King Henry III at the bridge over the Charente River near…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ludwig IX. von Frankreich besiegt Heinrich III. von England in der Schlacht bei Taillebourg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “batailles de Taillebourg et de Saintes (23 juillet) réprimant une révolte féodale menée par Isabelle d'Angoulême, Hugues X de Lusignan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Saintonge War5 May 1242 · War