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The Battle of Castillon was a battle between the forces of England and France which took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne (later Castillon-la-Bataille). On the day of the battle, the English commander, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury , believing that the enemy was retreating, led his army in an attack ...
Year 1453 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1453rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 453rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 15th century, and the 4th year of the 1450s decade.
Bordeaux, Gascony's capital, was besieged and surrendered to the French on 30 June 1451. Largely due to the English sympathies of the Gascon people, this was reversed when John Talbot and his army retook the city on 23 October 1452. However, the English were decisively defeated at the Battle of Castillon on 17 July 1453. Talbot had been ...
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured after a 42-year-old Army veteran plowed a truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans’ Bourbon Street in what the FBI is ...
A man with close ties to the British royal family has been identified as one of the 15 victims killed in the New Orleans attack on Jan. 1. Edward Pettifer, the stepson of Prince William and Prince ...
Later that day, the truck was observed in Baytown, Texas, heading east on Interstate 10 toward New Orleans. [17] The truck was registered to a Houston man. [1] [6] There was an Islamic State (IS) flag in the vehicle. [18] [19] The New Orleans PD, along with Mayor Cantrell, described the incident as a terrorist attack.
Newly released video shows the moments police confronted and killed New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar on New Year’s Day. The footage, taken from officers’ body cameras, shows the ...
1453 Battle of Castillon: France A French army, under Jean Bureau, defeats an English army under John Talbot to end the Hundred Years' War. This was also the first battle in European history where the use of cannon was a major factor in determining the victor. John Talbot was killed in action. 4,000 English killed in this battle.