Battle of Poitiers
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battle-of-poitiers-170-18924946
title:
Battle of Poitiers
text:
The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356 between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years' War. 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. Nineteen years after the start of the war, the Black Prince, eldest son and heir of the English King, set out on a major campaign in
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description:
1356 battle of the Hundred Years' War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers
date created:
2001-10-27T15:25:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T06:05:39Z
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13
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