Jacquerie Peasant Revolt

Timeline

1. 1358Beauvais · Hauts-de-FranceWar levies, noble flight, and heavier taxes intensified long-simmering peasant grievances. Peasants near Beauvais rose first, burning noble estates; "Jacques" became both a term of contempt and a self-designation for the revolting peasants, and the uprising spread rapidly to surrounding areas.
2. 1358Picardy and Champagne · FranceThe rebels captured castles and executed nobles, at times coordinating with Parisian urban forces. French nobles organized a coalition under Charles of Navarre and others to counterattack; the rebels suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Meaux, and their leaders were lured to their deaths.
3. 1358Rural northern France · FranceNoble forces carried out large-scale reprisals against villages involved in the uprising, killing thousands of peasants. Though the revolt was crushed, class conflict and unrest in the French countryside recurred repeatedly during the Hundred Years' War.