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.


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Edward the Black Prince
English Army
Hundred Years' War
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Battle of Tours
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Edward of Windsor ("Battle of Poitiers (indirectly, via the Black Prince)")
battle
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
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Poitiers ("Battle of Poitiers (1356)")
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Battle of Crécy ("Battle of Poitiers (1356)")
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