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The Black Prince's Chevauchée of 1355
During the Hundred Years' War in 1355, the Black Prince led a large chevauchée through southwestern France, devastating Aquitaine to Languedoc and se…
Timeline
- 1355Bordeaux · Nouvelle-AquitaineIn the summer and autumn of 1355 the Black Prince crossed from England to Aquitaine, assembling some five to six thousand cavalry and supporting infantry at Bordeaux in preparation for a chevauchée deep into France.
- 1355Languedoc · OccitanieThe English advanced eastward from Aquitaine, burning towns and villages and seizing goods along the way, reaching as far as near Toulouse; the French adopted an avoidance strategy and failed to effectively check the chevauchée.
- 1355Gascony · Nouvelle-AquitaineAfter the expedition the English withdrew to their Aquitaine bases; though no decisive siege victory was won, the economy of southwestern France was severely damaged, and strategic initiative was secured for the Black Prince's independent command at Poitiers the following year.
Sources
- The Hundred Years War, Volume 1: Trial by Battle — Jonathan Sumption (1990)
- War Cruel and Sharp: English Strategy under Edward III, 1327-1360 — Clifford J. Rogers (2000)