Battle of Castillon

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The Battle of Castillon was the 1453 engagement in southwestern France that effectively ended the Hundred Years' War by securing a decisive French victory over the English.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Castillon-la-Bataille ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Castillon
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaign French reconquest of Gascony ⓘ
commander Arnaud-Amanieu d'Albret ⓘ
Jean Bureau ⓘ
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence considered the last major battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
marked the end of major English territorial possessions in France except Calais ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 17 July 1453 ⓘ
EnglishCommander John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
EnglishForceCharacteristic relief army led by John Talbot ⓘ
EnglishMonarch Henry VI of England ⓘ
followedBy French reconquest of Bordeaux ⓘ
FrenchCommander Arnaud-Amanieu d'Albret ⓘ
Jean Bureau ⓘ
FrenchForceCharacteristic entrenched artillery camp ⓘ
FrenchMonarch Charles VII of France ⓘ
historicalEra 15th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
legacy commemorated annually at Castillon-la-Bataille historical reenactments ⓘ
symbolizes the rise of artillery in European warfare ⓘ
location Castillon-la-Bataille ⓘ
Guyenne ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
militaryTechnology extensive use of French field artillery ⓘ
notableDeath John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
outcome decisive French victory over the English ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Castillon ⓘ
region Aquitaine ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance effectively ended the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
tacticalFeature English frontal assault on fortified French position ⓘ
French defensive earthworks and fortified camp ⓘ
territorialEffect ended English rule in most of southwestern France ⓘ
secured French control of Gascony ⓘ
typeOfWarfare late medieval gunpowder warfare ⓘ
year 1453 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Charles VII of France → significantEvent → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Battle of Castillon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Castillon-la-Bataille ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Castillon
Battle of Formigny → relatedEvent → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Guyenne → battleAssociatedWith → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
English-occupied France → significantEvent → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury → battle → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Castillon-la-Bataille → knownFor → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Castillon-la-Bataille → historicalEvent → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Jean Bureau → participantIn → Battle of Castillon ⓘ
Guyenne → linkedToEvent → Battle of Castillon (1453) ⓘ
subject linked to: historical province of Guyenne
linked to: Battle of Castillon