Edward_III's_chevauchée_of_1355

Edward III's <i>chevauchée</i> of 1355

Edward III's chevauchée of 1355

Mounted raid during the Hundred Years' War

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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Campaign

On 2 November 1355 King Edward III of England led an army[1] of 9,000–10,000 men[2] from the English enclave of Calais into French-held Picardy. He hoped to draw the larger French army, under the French king, John II, into a battle. [3] John declined, ordering a scorched earth policy[4] and harassing the English communications.[1] After reaching Hesdin Edward returned to Calais on 11 November.[5]


Citations and sources

Citations

  1. [1]
    Rogers 2014, p. 297.
  2. [2]
    Rogers 2014, pp. 295 n. 44.
  3. [3]
    Rogers 2014, pp. 297, 299.
  4. [4]
    Sumption 1999, pp. 172–173.
  5. [5]
    Sumption 1999, p. 173.

Sources

  • Rogers, Clifford (2014) [2000]. War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327–1360. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0851158044.
  • Sumption, Jonathan (1999). Trial by Fire. The Hundred Years' War. Vol. II. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571138968.
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