Battle of Poitiers
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The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Poitiers canonical | 18 |
| Battle of Poitiers (1356) | 3 |
| Battle of Poitiers (indirectly, via the Black Prince) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Maupertuis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| capturedPerson |
John II of France
ⓘ
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French casualties
ⓘ
light English casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward the Black Prince
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
Geoffrey de Charny ⓘ Jean I, Count of Armagnac ⓘ John II of France ⓘ Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form:
Philip I, Duke of Orléans
|
| commandingSide |
English army led by Edward, the Black Prince
ⓘ
French army led by King John II ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
political crisis in France
ⓘ
ransom of John II of France ⓘ strengthening of English bargaining position ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1356-09-19 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Brétigny ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinate | 46.5°N 0.3°E ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
English longbowmen
ⓘ
French men-at-arms ⓘ Gascon troops ⓘ Navarrese troops ⓘ |
| location | near Poitiers, France ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
English longbowmen deployment
ⓘ
French cavalry charges ⓘ defensive English position behind hedges and ditches ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | second of the three major English victories after Crécy and before Agincourt ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Crécy ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
lance
ⓘ
longbow ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| region | Poitou ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major defeat for the French chivalry
ⓘ
one of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1356 ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poitiers (indirectly, via the Black Prince)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poitiers (1356)
subject surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poitiers (1356)