Edward III's chevauchée of 1355
Mounted raid during the Hundred Years' War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward III's chevauchée of 1355 took place when King Edward III of England led an army into Picardy in the hope of provoking the French into a battle. Edward's son The Black Prince had begun a chevauchée on 5 October with an Anglo-Gascon force from Bordeaux heading towards Narbonne.
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Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
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King Edward III | King John II of France | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9,000–10,000 | Unknown |
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