What the records say
- When
- 27 Sep 1370
- Kind
- Siege
- Also recorded as
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 45.84° N, 1.26° E
- Description
- 1370 sack
Siege of Limoges
Component of the Hundred Years' War
The town of Limoges had been under English control but in August 1370 it surrendered to the French, opening its gates to the Duke of Berry. The siege of Limoges was led by the English army led by Edward the Black Prince in the second week in September. On 19 September, the town was taken by storm, followed by much destruction and the deaths of numerous civilians.
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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 “The Siege of Limoges takes place in the course of the Hundred Years' War as the English Army, led by Edward the Black Prince”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Limoges Katliamı gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “sac de Limoges par le Prince Noir qui reprend la ville : massacre de la garnison « française. »”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “9月，百年战争中，英占区的法国城市利摩日（Limoges）暴动，时患绝症的黑太子爱德华（1330年－1376年）与其弟，冈特的约翰（1340年－1399年）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page