Battle of Taillebourg
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The Battle of Taillebourg was a decisive 1242 clash in southwestern France in which King Louis IX’s forces defeated those of Henry III of England, helping to secure Capetian control over much of France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Taillebourg canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
English army
ⓘ
French royal forces ⓘ
surface form:
French royal army
rebel Poitevin lords ⓘ |
| cause |
Henry III's attempt to recover lost Angevin territories in France
ⓘ
rebellion of Poitevin nobles against Capetian rule ⓘ |
| combatant |
Capetian dynasty
ⓘ
Henry III of England's forces ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| commander |
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Alphonse of Poitiers
Henry III of England ⓘ Hugh X of Lusignan ⓘ Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Saintonge War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1242-07-21 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Saintes (1242) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English knights
ⓘ
French knights ⓘ Poitevin rebels ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saintonge
ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved |
Henry III of England
ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| near |
Charente
ⓘ
surface form:
Charente River
Taillebourg bridge ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Henry III of England
ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| outcome |
English retreat
ⓘ
collapse of Poitevin rebellion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-French wars
ⓘ
Angevin–Capetian dynastic struggle ⓘ
surface form:
Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry
Saintonge War ⓘ |
| place | Taillebourg ⓘ |
| precededBy | siege of Saintes ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Paris (1259) ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
decisive Capetian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped consolidate royal authority of Louis IX in Aquitaine border regions
ⓘ
secured Capetian control over much of western France ⓘ weakened English claims to continental territories ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | control of the bridge over the Charente ⓘ |
| year | 1242 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.