Battle Of Poitiers 1356

Author : David Green
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752496344

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The Battle of Poitiers 1356 by David Green Pdf

The victory at Poitiers by an English force outnumbered two-to-one, led by Edward the Black Prince on 19th September 1356 was one of the most significant of the Hundred Years War. The consequences of the battle resonated throughout the remainder of the century and influenced the war to its end in 1453. David Green has researched the battle and the raids that preceded it exhaustively and details the strategy, tactics, arms and armour used by both sides. He reconstructs the battle using an array of contemporary sources and discusses the protagonists, the siting, course and outcome of the encounter and considers the implications of the capture of King Jean II of France and many of the most important members of the French nobility.

Author : Marilyn Livingstone,Morgen Witzel
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612004525

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The Black Prince and the Capture of a King by Marilyn Livingstone,Morgen Witzel Pdf

This “taut narrative” of the fourteenth-century conflict between England and France offers “a detailed, climactic account of a legendary battle” (Publishers Weekly). The epic fourteenth-century Battle of Poitiers marked a major turn in the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Prince Edward, known to all as the Black Prince, not only won a surprising victory in his first campaign as commander, but managed the nearly impossible feat of taking the French monarch, King Jean II, prisoner. In the summer of 1356, Prince Edward drove toward the Loire Valley, deep in French territory. There, he met the full French army led by King Jean and a number of French nobles, including veterans of the defeat at Crécy ten years before. Outnumbered, the Prince fell back, but in September, he turned near the city of Poitiers to make a stand. Historians Witzel and Livingstone provide a day-by-day description of the campaign of July to September 1356, climaxing with a vivid description of the Battle of Poitiers itself. The detailed account and analysis of the battle and the campaigns that led up to it has a strong focus on the people involved in the campaign: ordinary men-at-arms and noncombatants, as well as princes and nobles.

Author : André Geraque Kiffer
Publisher : Clube de Autores
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : PKEY:CLDEAU46940

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Battle Of Poitiers, September 19, 1356 by André Geraque Kiffer Pdf

In the simulation of the battle of Poitiers we will take into account that the center of gravity of both maneuvers (defensive and offensive) was the support on obstacles - natural and / or artificial -, which in the case of the English compensated their numerical inferiority; and the possibility of maneuvers looking for gaps in the defensive device should the French remain on horseback. As for the French infantry, we will understand that this force led by the constable Brienne, before the king, compensated for the smaller quantity (3 of the 15-20 thousand men) with a better quality. Considering the English historical device maintained, a Cuneus battle order will be employed by the French, combining the clash of an infantry over the center with subsequent flanking and encirclement by the cavalry.

Author : Christian Teutsch
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781598740

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Victory at Poitiers by Christian Teutsch Pdf

“Evokes the blood and mud and terror of combat . . . A good primer of the Battle of Poitiers . . . with prose that is by turns professional and passionate.” —De Re Militari On September 13, 1356, near Poitiers in western France, the small English army of Edward the Black Prince crushed the forces of the French King Jean II in one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years’ War. Over the centuries, the story of this against-the-odds English victory has, along with Crcy and Agincourt, become part of the legend of medieval warfare. And yet in recent times this classic battle has received less attention than the other celebrated battles of the period. The time is ripe for a reassessment, and this is the aim of Christian Teutsch’s thought-provoking new account. “Teutsch describes in vivid detail the Black Prince’s experiences that led to his horse charge across the countryside of southwest France, and the critical actions of Romorantin and Chatellerault that made Poitiers possible. His narrative culminates with the prince’s daring ride to draw the French king Jean into battle and the drama of the combat itself. Combined with a selection of over 15 battlefield maps showing the orders of battle, this informative and highly readable account is a compulsive purchase for all with an interest in medieval history.” —The Lance and Longbow Society

Author : Peter Hoskins
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781843838746

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In the Steps of the Black Prince by Peter Hoskins Pdf

The author has retraced on foot the routes taken by the Black Prince during the French campaigns of 1355-1356, enabling him to provide an entirely new dimension to the events. In 1355 the Black Prince took an army to Bordeaux and embarked on two chevauchées (mounted military expeditions, generally characterised by the devastation of the surrounding towns and countryside), which culminated in hisdecisive victory over King Jean II of France at Poitiers the following year. Using the recorded itineraries as his starting point, the author of this book walked more than 1,300 miles across France, retracing the routes of the armies in search of a greater understanding of the Black Prince's expedition. He followed the 1355 chevauchée from Bordeaux to the Mediterranean and back, and that for 1356 from Aquitaine to the Loire, to the battlefield at Poitiers, and back again to Bordeaux. Drawing on his findings on the ground, a wide range of documentary sources, and the work of local historians, many of whom the author met on his travels, the book provides a unique perspective on the Black Prince's chevauchées of 1355 and 1356 and the battle of Poitiers, one of the greatest English triumphs of the Hundred Years War, demonstrating in particular the impact of the landscape on the campaigns. Peter Hoskins is a former Royal Air Force pilot, now living in France. He combines his interest in exploration of his adopted country with his research into the Hundred Years War.

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1841765163

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Poitiers 1356 by David Nicolle Pdf

Opsrey's examination of the Battle of Poitiers, which was fought between France and England in 1356. When Edward the Black Prince marched out of Gascony in August 1356, his plan was to carry out a large-scale destructive raid into the territory of the French King, John II. On 18 September, however, he was cornered south of Poitiers by a larger French army, and was left with little option but to fight. The ensuing battle proved an unmitigated disaster for the French. Their army was butchered and the King himself captured. In this volume, Dr David Nicolle details a campaign that enhanced the reputation of the Black Prince and led King John to catastrophe.

Author : Jean Froissart
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015005196665

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The Chronicles of Froissart by Jean Froissart Pdf

Author : Christopher Rothero
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1981-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0850453933

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The Armies of Crécy and Poitiers by Christopher Rothero Pdf

A combination of dynastic disputes, feudal quibbles, trade disagreements and historical antagonism resulted in the opening of the Hundred Years War in 1337. The first major English land victory in this conflict was the Battle of Crécy (1346). This pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, against the English under King Edward III. The battle established the longbow as one of the most feared weapons of the medieval period, a reputation reinforced at the bloody Battle of Poitiers (1356) where much of the French nobility was slaughtered and their king captured by the English host.

Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Poitiers, Battle of, 1356
ISBN : WISC:89004003190

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British Battles by Hilaire Belloc Pdf

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : France
ISBN : 0062239295

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1356 by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.

Author : Griff Hosker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798570837645

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Man at Arms by Griff Hosker Pdf

The Black Death! England has won the war with France but the disease which rampages through the land takes both rich and poor, warrior and worker.John Hawkwood and his two companions spend the winter in the north. It is in the spring that he begins to mould his company into a fighting force, and he serves the Baron Mortimer on the Welsh Border. There his men learn to fight as one and John Hawkwood begins the change from archer to man at arms. When the King and the Black Prince commission him to fight for them, first in an action against the Castilian pirates and then on a chevauchée through Gascony, he learns the skill of leadership.The novel culminates in Prince Edward's great raid towards the Loire and the battle of Poitiers where the fate of Gascony and France will be decided.

Author : Mollie M. Madden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1783273569

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The Black Prince and the Grande Chevauchée of 1355 by Mollie M. Madden Pdf

Detailed account and analysis of a major event of the Hundred Years War, stressing the logistical efforts behind the fighting. On 19 September 1356 Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, and his Anglo-Gascon army defeated Jean II of France at the Battle of Poitiers. The victory was the culmination of an expedition which had begun in England in 1355, and saw the successful undertaking of the so-called "grande chevauchée" - which depended on a system of purveyance and recruitment in England, in addition to an efficient supply train which accompanied the army. This book examines in detail the efficient and effective logistics that drove that success; it also shows the powerful connection between tactics and strategy on the one hand, and geography, human topography, and the need for food, water and rest, on the other. MOLLIE M. MADDEN holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota.

Author : Peter Hoskins
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526749888

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The Black Prince and King Jean II of France by Peter Hoskins Pdf

This study of Medieval military leadership offers a critical comparison of two great rivals of the Hundred Year War. Known to history as The Black Prince, Edward of Woodstock led the English army to victory at the Battle of Poitiers against the French King Jean II. With an illuminating analysis of these fourteenth century commanders, historian Peter Hoskins examines the importance of leadership, strategic vision, and tactical skill in medieval warfare. Paying close attention to their strengths and weaknesses as soldiers, both on campaign and on the battlefield, Hoskins also considers their contrasting characters and backgrounds as well as the military traditions of their time. The Black Prince was one of the most admired generals of his generation: a charismatic leader, decisive commander, and shrewd tactician and strategist. In contrast King Jean was impulsive, driven more by pride than by strategic priorities. When he was put to the ultimate test at Poitiers, Jean lost control of his army. Meanwhile, the Black Prince took the initiative personally to secure victory against the odds. Peter Hoskins analyses the leadership qualities of the prince and the king according to the principles of war enunciated by Sun Tzu and Vegetius as well as the modern principles of war of the United Kingdom armed forces. He gives readers a fascinating insight into the nature of command and the conduct of war in the Middle Ages.

Author : Geoffroi de Charny
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812208689

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A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry by Geoffroi de Charny Pdf

On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.

Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007510900

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1356 by Bernard Cornwell Pdf

Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. The remarkable new novel by Britain’s master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers.