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The Hundred Years' War (French: Guerre de Cent Ans; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England .
A French force under the duke of Bourbon and Richemont defeats an English force under Thomas Kyriell. 3,774 English deaths and 1,500 captured. Thomas Kyriel, the English general, was captured in action. 1453 Battle of Castillon: France A French army, under Jean Bureau, defeats an English army under John Talbot to end the Hundred Years' War ...
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The Battle of Castillon (1453) was the final major engagement of the Hundred Years' War, but France and England remained formally at war until the Treaty of Picquigny in 1475. English , and later British , monarchs would continue to nominally claim the French throne until 1802 though they would never again seriously pursue it.
The military history of Cuba is an aspect of the history of Cuba that spans several hundred years and encompasses the armed actions of Spanish Cuba while it was part of the Spanish Empire and the succeeding Cuban republics. From the 16th to 18th century, organized militia companies made up the bulk of Cuba's armed forces.
Chevauchée of the Black Prince Part of Hundred Years' War Near-contemporary image of the Battle of Poitiers Date 4 August – 2 October 1356 Location South-west France Result Anglo-Gascon victory Belligerents Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders and leaders Edward, the Black Prince John II (POW) Strength 6,000 Unknown but large Casualties and losses Few Heavy
The Black Prince's chevauchée, also known as the grande chevauchée, was a large-scale mounted raid carried out by an Anglo-Gascon force under the command of Edward, the Black Prince, between 5 October and 2 December 1355 as a part of the Hundred Years' War.
The breakdown of the 1420 Treaty of Troyes began the final stage of the Hundred Years' War. [8] This period from 1420 to 1453 is characterized by Anne Curry as the "wars of the Treaty of Troyes" for control of the crown of France. [9] After the 1451 French capture of Bordeaux by the armies of Charles VII, the Hundred Years' War appeared to be ...