The Hundred Years War

The Beggining

Nov 9, 1337

The war started in November of 1337 at the battle of Cadsand. Where the Flemish Defenders of the island were thrown into disorder by the first use of the English longbow.

The Hundred Years War

Period: Nov 9, 1337 to Sep 14, 1453

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Battle of Sluys

Jun 24, 1340

Edward III destroys the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders ensuring England will not be invaded and that the majority of the war will be fought in France.

Battle of Auberoche

Oct 21, 1345

A longbow victory by Henry, Earl of Derby against a French army at Auberoche in Gascony.

Battle of Crécy

Aug 26, 1346

English longbowmen soundly defeat French cavalry near the river Somme in Picardy. The dead included King John of Bohemia, Duke of Lorraine, the Count of Flanders, the Count of Alençon, the Count of Blois, the Viscount Rohan, the Lord of Laval, the Lord of Chateaubriant, the Lord of Dinan, the Lord of Redon, 1,542 knights, 2,300 Genoese and 10,000 infantry.

Siege of Calais

Aug 3, 1347

Calais falls under English control.

Les Espagnols sur Mer

Aug 29, 1350

English fleet defeats Castilian fleet in a close fight.

Combat of the Thirty

Mar 26, 1351

Thirty Breton knights from Chateau Josselin under Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English and pro-English Breton knights under Pembroke and Sir Robert Bramborough, Bramborough was killed.

Battle of Poitiers

Sep 19, 1356

Edward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunged into chaos. Casualties on the French side were 2,500 killed or wounded,[12] 2,000 captured, John II, 17 lords, 13 counts, 5 viscounts and over 100 knights.

Battle of Auray

Sep 29, 1364

End of Breton War of Succession. Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany was killed; the Count of Auxerre and Bertrand Du Guesclin were captured.

Battle of Nájera

Apr 3, 1367

The Black Prince defeats a Castilian/French army at Nájera in Castile.

Battle of Pontvallain

Dec 3, 1370

Bertrand du Guesclin routs an English raiding army, ending the English reputation for invincibility in open battle.

Battle of La Rochelle

Jun 22, 1372

Castilian-French fleet defeats the English fleet, leading to loss of dominance at sea and French piracy and coastal raids. John of Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, was captured along with 400 knights and 8,000 soldiers.

Battle of Aljubarrota

May 10, 1385

Nuno Álvares Pereira, commanding a small Portuguese-English army, defeats the Castilian-French forces in Portugal.

Battle of Agincourt

Oct 25, 1415

English longbowmen under Henry V defeat the French under Charles d'Albret. Captured French nobles included Marshal of France Jean Le Maingre, Charles, Duke of Orléans, John I, Duke of Bourbon and Louis, Count of Vendôme.

Defeat of French

May 10, 1416

English defeat numerically greater French army at Valmont near Harfleur.

English Naval Victory

Feb 12, 1417

English defeat numerically greater French army at Valmont near Harfleur.

Siege of Rouen

Jul 31, 1418

Henry V of England gains a foothold in Normandy.

Battle of Bauge

Mar 22, 1421

The French and Scottish forces of Charles VII, commanded by the Earl of Buchan, defeat an outmanoeuvred English force commanded by the Duke of Clarence. English nobles captured included John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, Thomas Beaufort, Count of Perche, John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter and Lord Fitz Walter.

Battle of Patay

Jul 17, 1429

In a reverse of Agincourt/Crécy, a French army under La Hire, Richemont, Joan of Arc, and other commanders break through English archers under Lord Talbot and then pursue and mop up the other sections of the English army, killing or capturing about half (2,200) of their troops. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Walter, Lord Hungerford are captured.

Battle of Formigny

Apr 15, 1450

A French force under the Comte de Clermont defeats an English force under Thomas Kyriell.

The Beggining of The End

Jul 17, 1453

Jean Bureau defeats Talbot to end the Hundred Years' War. This was also the first battle in European history where the use of cannon was a major factor in determining the outcome. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was killed in battle.