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Hundred Years' War

series of conflicts and wars between England and France between 1337 and 1453

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14th century

  • 1337October – Hundred Years' War: Edward III of England formally rejects Philip VI's claim to the French throne, initiating hostilities between France and England.source
  • 1338Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward's claim to the French throne, under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz.source
  • 1338October 5 – Hundred Years' War, English Channel naval campaign: Southampton is destroyed.source
  • 1345Late August – The Battle of Bergerac is fought between Anglo-Gascon and French forces at the town of Bergerac, Gascony resulting in an Anglo-Gascon victory. Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby, breaking the previous policy of cautious advance in the Hundred Years' War, struck directly at the largest French concentration, at Bergerac, surprising and defeating the French forces under Bertrand I of L'Isle-Jourdain and Henri de Montigny.source
  • 1347September – Hundred Years' War: The English win the city of Calais.source
  • 1351April 1 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Saintes. – The French are defeated by the English.source
  • 1351April 8 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Taillebourg. – The French are defeated by the English.source
  • 1355October 5–December 2 – Hundred Years' War: Black Prince's chevauchée of 1355 – A large mounted Anglo-Gascon force under the command of Edward the Black Prince marches from Bordeaux in English-held Gascony 300 miles (480 km) south to Narbonne and back, devastating a wide swathe of French territory.source
  • 1356September 19 – Hundred Years' War – Battle of Poitiers: The English, commanded by Edward the Black Prince, defeat the French. The greatly outnumbered English forces not only rout the French, but capture the French king John II of France and his youngest son, the future Philip the Bold of Burgundy.source
  • 1358May 28 – Hundred Years' War: The Jacquerie – A peasant rebellion begins in France, which consumes the Beauvais, and allies with Étienne Marcel's seizure of Paris.source
  • 1360October 24 – The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. Under its terms, Edward III of England gives up his claim to the French throne, and releases King John II of France in return for French land, including Calais and Gascony.source
  • 1369June 3 – At the opening of the English Parliament at Westminster, King Edward III of England proclaims himself to the rightful heir to the throne of France after the Hundred Years' War is resumed by France's King Charles V.source
  • 1369September – Hundred Years' War: The French burn Portsmouth, England; the English raid Picardy and Normandy.source
  • 1370September 19 – The Siege of Limoges takes place in the course of the Hundred Years' War as the English Army, led by Edward the Black Prince, retakes the of Limoges from the French by storm with wide destruction, effectively ending the Limoges enamel industry.source
  • 1373March 21 – The Battle of Chiset is fought at Chizé between English and French forces during the Hundred Years' War. The French had laid siege to the town and the English sent a relief force. The French, led by Bertrand du Guesclin, met the relief force and defeated it.source
  • 1373April 28 – Hundred Years' War: The French re-capture most of Brittany from the English, but are unable to take Brest, and John IV, Duke of Brittany, is forced into exile.source
  • 1373April 28 – Hundred Years' War: The French re-capture most of Brittany from the English, but are unable to take Brest.source
  • 1373August 4 – Hundred Years' War: John of Gaunt launches a new invasion of France, setting out with 15,000 men from Calais and marching through Picardy, Champagne and Burgundy, "burning and destroying as he advancedsource
  • 1375June 27 – Hundred Years' War: The English, weakened by the plague, lose so much ground to the French that they agree to sign the Treaty of Bruges, leaving them with only the coastal towns of Calais, Bordeaux and Bayonne.source
  • 1376March 12 – The Treaty of Bruges, signed on June 27, 1375 between England and France to end hostilities in the Hundred Years' War for a year, is extended by agreement to June 24, 1377.source
  • 1379In the Hundred Years' War, the French lose control of most of Brittany to the English.source
  • 1379March 31 – The Treaty of Briones is signed between King Carlos of Navarre and King Enrique of Castile, ending a war that started the previous year. The Kingdom of Navarre ends its alliance with the Kingdom of England, whose troops it had allowed passage during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 1382August 10 – The Treaty of Elvas is signed between King Fernando of Portugal and King Juan of Castile to end the Third Fernandine War. Under the agreement, Portugal ends its alliance with England and joins Castile and France in the Hundred Years' War, and recognizes the jurisdiction of the antipope Clement VII over the Portuguese church. Castile returns all Portuguese prisoners of war and ships, and gives Almeida and Miranda back to Portugal. Finally, King Fernando's daughter Beatriz marries King Juan's son Ferdinand.source
  • 1389July 18 – The Hundred Years' War is temporarily halted as the Truce of Leulinghem goes into effect after having been signed in June by the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of France. The peace will last for 13 years.source
  • 1400July 7 – Sir John Swinton, an envoy of King Robert III of Scotland, crosses the border into England along with 20 knights, after being given a writ of safe conduct by King Henry IV to allow their travel to negotiate during the standoff between the two British kingdoms between phases of the Hundred Years' War.source

15th century

  • 1404May - The Battle of Blackpool Sands. A French force raids the English coast as part of the Hundred Years War.source
  • 14056 May - Siege of Mercq takes place between France and England during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 141518 August – The siege of Harfleur begins during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 14169–11 March - The Battle of Valmont during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 1417September 20 – Hundred Years War: Henry V of England captures Caen in Normandy which remains in English hands until 1450.source
  • 141819 May – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy captures Paris during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 1419Unknown - John Stewart, Earl of Buchan arrives with a contingent of Scottish troops to fight on the French side during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 1419January 19 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, which brings Normandy under the control of England.source
  • 141919 January - Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England bringing Normandy under his control during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 142121 March - Battle of Baugé is fought during the Hundred Years War. The English commander Thomas, Duke of Clarence, younger brother of Henry V, is killed in battle.source
  • 1422March 21 – Hundred Years' War – The Siege of Meaux ends in France after more than five months as the starving citizens of the walled city of Meaux open the city gates and surrender to the English forces led by King Henry V. The city had been under siege since October 6. The city's defending troops flee across a bridge to their last line of defense, the fortress known as Le Marché.source
  • 1423February 11 – Hundred Years War: The island of Tombelaine, off of the coast of France, is taken by English forces in order to be used as a base to attack Mont Saint-Michel.source
  • 1423February 11 – Hundred Years War: The island of Tombelaine, off the coast of France, is taken by English forces in order to be used as a base to attack Mont Saint-Michel.source
  • 1423April 13 – Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a mutual defense treaty between the Duchy of Burgundy, the Duchy of Brittany and the Kingdom of England.source
  • 1423April 13 - Hundred Years' War – Treaty of Amiens: A defensive agreement is signed between Burgundy, Brittany, and England.source
  • 1423June 13 – Hundred Years' War: John, Duke of Bedford marries Anne of Burgundy, strengthening the Anglo-Burgundian alliance against France.source
  • 1423July 31 – Hundred Years' War – Battle of Cravant: The French army is defeated at Cravant, on the banks of the River Yonne near Auxerre, by the English and their Burgundian allies.source
  • 1423September 26 – Hundred Years' War: The Battle of La Brossinière is fought in France near Bourgon in what is now the Mayenne département. The English force of 2,800 men, under the command of Sir John De la Pole, is crushed by the armies of France, Anjou and Maine, and the English suffer more than 1,400 deaths.source
  • 142417 August - The English army under John, Duke of Bedford win a major victory at the Battle of Verneuil over Franco-Scottish forces as part of the Hundred Years War.source
  • 142417 August - John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, leader of the Scottish troops fighting for France in the Hundred Years War (born 1381)source
  • 1426March 6 – Hundred Years' War: After being besieged since February 27 in Saint-James (near Avranches in Normandy), a 600-strong force of English knights led by Sir Thomas Rempston routs a 16,000-strong French and Brittanian force under Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France, in the Battle of Saint-James. This forces the Duke of Brittany (Richemont's brother) to offer a truce and on September 8 to acknowledge Henry VI of England's suzerainty over France.source
  • 14266 March - English forces under John, Duke of Bedford win a victory at the Battle of St. James in Normandy as part of the Hundred Years' War.source
  • 142812 October – English forces begin the siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years War.source
  • 142912 February – Battle of the Herrings during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 143014 May – The French first attempt to relieve the siege of Compiègne during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 14326 January – The siege of Pouancé begins during the Hundred Years' Warsource
  • 143521 September – The Treaty of Arras is agreed between Charles VII and Philip the Good leads to the end of the Anglo-Burgundian Alliance. This is major blow to long-term English hopes during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1436April - Paris is recaptured from the English by French forces during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1436April 17 – Hundred Years War: Paris is recaptured from the English by French forces.source
  • 143712 November - Charles VII and his son the future Louis XI enter Paris in triumph following its recapture from the English during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 144031 August – The siege of Tartas begins as part of the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1441June - Richard, Duke of York arrives in Normandy following his appointment as English commander in the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1443August - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset lands with 8,000 strong English force at Cherbourg-en-Cotentin during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1444May 22 – The Treaty of Tours, signed between England and France, secures a truce in the Hundred Years' War for five years.source
  • 144422 May - Treaty of Tours signed between England and France who agree to a five-year truce in the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 144520 October - Richard, Duke of York returns to England after five years as the English commander in France during the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 144811 March – Hundred Years' War: England cedes Maine to France.source
  • 1450March – French forces besiege the English under Duke of Somerset at Caen as part of the Hundred Years Warsource
  • 1450April 15 – The Battle of Formigny is fought as part of the Hundred Years War.source
  • 145317 July – The Battle of Castillon in Gascony. A decisive French victory, it is considered to mark the end the Hundred Years' War.source
  • 1453October 20 – The last English holdouts in Gascony (including Bordeaux) surrender to France, ending the Hundred Years' War.source

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