Prince Black Takes Prisoner a French King (1356)
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THE BATTLE of Poitiers in 1356 was a decisive victory for English forces under the Black Prince over the French, resulting in the capture of the king and major territorial gains for England.
Although it is not the eponymous battle of 732 against the Arabs that sealed the fate of Europe, this second battle of Poitiers gave a decisive turn to the Anglo-French competition for dominance in the territories of Northern France. AS OF TODAY – October 10, 732: Battle of Poitiers, the “Hammer” crushes the Arabs The […] The article AS OF TODAY – September 19, 1356: Second Battle of Poitiers, another major defeat for the French appeared first o…
The war of a hundred years had begun 19 years ago, when the English put French enemies on their hands this September in the Battle of Poitiers. At the beginning of September, the English heir of the throne, Edward, the Black Prince, led an army of 7,000 people in an incursion outside the walls [...] The post Black Prince took prisoner a French king (1356) first appeared on Suceava News Online.
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