Battle of Rouvray (Battle of the Herrings)

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The Battle of Rouvray, also known as the Battle of the Herrings, was a 1429 Hundred Years’ War engagement in which an English supply convoy carrying Lenten herrings to Orléans defeated a French-Scottish force attempting to break the siege.

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Battle of Rouvray (Battle of the Herrings) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Herrings ⓘ
belligerent Burgundian allies of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
casualties heavy French-Scottish casualties ⓘ
light English casualties ⓘ
causeOfName English convoy loaded with barrels of herrings ⓘ
combatantStrength larger French-Scottish force ⓘ
smaller English force ⓘ
commander Charles of Bourbon, Count of Clermont ⓘ
John Stuart of Darnley ⓘ
Louis of Bourbon, Count of Vendôme ⓘ
Sir John Fastolf ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
consequence secured English supply line to besiegers at Orléans ⓘ
temporary strengthening of English position around Orléans ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 12 February 1429 ⓘ
followedBy arrival of Joan of Arc at Orléans ⓘ
hasCasusBelli attempt to break the English siege of Orléans ⓘ
historicalRegion Beauce ⓘ
location near Rouvray, France ⓘ
near Rouvray-Saint-Denis, France ⓘ
notableFor English use of defensive wagon laager ⓘ
large quantities of herrings carried for Lent ⓘ
objective to intercept an English supply convoy to Orléans ⓘ
to protect an English supply convoy to Orléans ⓘ
opponent English army ⓘ
French-Scottish army ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy earlier phases of the Siege of Orléans ⓘ
presentDayRegion Centre-Val de Loire, France ⓘ
linked to: Centre-Val de Loire
relatedTo Siege of Orléans ⓘ
religiousContext Lenten season ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
supplyType barrels of salted herrings ⓘ
food supplies ⓘ
tactics English longbowmen behind wagons ⓘ
French-Scottish cavalry and infantry assaults ⓘ
timePeriod Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War

Late Middle Ages ⓘ
weaponUsed English longbow ⓘ
year 1429 ⓘ

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Siege of Orléans → precededBy → Battle of Rouvray (Battle of the Herrings) ⓘ