Battle of Auberoche

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The Battle of Auberoche was a significant 1345 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which an English-led force decisively defeated a larger French army in Gascony.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Auberoche canonical 1
Siege of Auberoche 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Edward III of England ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Gascon forces ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Gascon army

French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaign 1345 English campaign in Gascony ⓘ
casualtiesEnglish light ⓘ
casualtiesFrench heavy ⓘ
commander Bertrand de l'Isle-Jourdain ⓘ
Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Grosmont

Louis of Poitiers ⓘ
commandStructureEnglish Anglo-Gascon coalition under Henry of Grosmont ⓘ
commandStructureFrench French feudal host under Louis of Poitiers ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 21 October 1345 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Siege of La Réole (1345) ⓘ
location Auberoche ⓘ
linked to: Aiguillon

Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ
Gascony ⓘ
linked to: Gascogne

near Périgueux ⓘ
notableFeature English surprise attack on French camp during mealtime ⓘ
decisive defeat of a larger French army ⓘ
objective relief of the English-held castle of Auberoche ⓘ
outcome French field army in the region temporarily destroyed ⓘ
large number of French nobles captured ⓘ
partOf Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War
precededBy English campaign in Gascony (1345) ⓘ
primarySourceMention chronicles of Jean Froissart ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Auberoche ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Auberoche
relatedPlace Périgord ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
significance boosted English prestige early in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
secured English position in Gascony in 1345 ⓘ
strengthEnglish approximately 1,200–1,500 men ⓘ
strengthFrench approximately 7,000–8,000 men ⓘ
tacticUsed coordinated frontal and flank attacks ⓘ
use of longbowmen against French forces ⓘ
theatre Gascon campaign of 1345 ⓘ
south-western France ⓘ
typeOfEngagement field battle ⓘ
weaponUsed English longbow ⓘ
year 1345 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Henry of Grosmont → participatedIn → Battle of Auberoche ⓘ
Battle of Auberoche → relatedEvent → Siege of Auberoche ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Auberoche