Battle of Taillebourg

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The Battle of Taillebourg was a decisive 1242 clash in southwestern France in which King Louis IX’s forces defeated those of Henry III of England, helping to secure Capetian control over much of France.

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Battle of Taillebourg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
belligerentSide English army ⓘ
French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

rebel Poitevin lords ⓘ
cause Henry III's attempt to recover lost Angevin territories in France ⓘ
rebellion of Poitevin nobles against Capetian rule ⓘ
combatant Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Henry III of England's forces ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
commander Alphonse of Poitiers ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ
Hugh X of Lusignan ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ
conflictIn Saintonge War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1242-07-21 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Saintes (1242) ⓘ
hasParticipant English knights ⓘ
French knights ⓘ
Poitevin rebels ⓘ
locatedIn Saintonge ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
monarchInvolved Henry III of England ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ
near Charente River ⓘ
linked to: Charente

Taillebourg bridge ⓘ
opponentOf Henry III of England ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ
outcome English retreat ⓘ
collapse of Poitevin rebellion ⓘ
partOf Anglo-French wars ⓘ
Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry ⓘ
Saintonge War ⓘ
place Taillebourg ⓘ
precededBy siege of Saintes ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Paris (1259) ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
decisive Capetian victory ⓘ
significance helped consolidate royal authority of Louis IX in Aquitaine border regions ⓘ
secured Capetian control over much of western France ⓘ
weakened English claims to continental territories ⓘ
tacticalFeature control of the bridge over the Charente ⓘ
year 1242 ⓘ

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