THE BATTLE OF POITIERS 1356 | ENGLAND vs FRANCE 20K + UNITS | MEDIEVAL KINGDOMS 1212 AD MOD

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⚡ The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356 between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, during the Hundred Years’ War. It took place in western France, 5 miles (8 km) south of Poitiers, when approximately 14,000 to 16,000 French attacked a strong defensive position held by 6,000 Anglo-Gascons.

The Battle of Poitiers was the culmination of the Black Prince’s 1356 campaign in France.
The result would see a third of the country being handed over to English possesion, rendering the Black Prince’s expedition as the most succesful campaign in the Hundred Years War.

📌 TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Army composition
02:39 – First Attack
05:40 – Second Attack
08:33 – Third Attack
10:12 – Final Assault
18:40 – Aftermath

📜 SOURCES:
– Rogers, Clifford J. (2014) [2000]. War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327–1360. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0-85115-804-4.
– Wagner, John A. (2006d). “Poitiers, Battle of”. Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Greenwood. pp. 256–258. ISBN 978-0-313-32736-0.
– Nicolle, David (2004). Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King (PDF). Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-516-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2019.

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