Battle of Saintes
The Battle of Saintes was fought on 1 April 1351 during the Hundred Years' War between French and English forces. The French were besieging the town of Saint-Jean-d'Angély when an English relief force arrived. The English force was victorious, but the battle was not able to force the end of the siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, which fell to the French on 31 August.
| Battle of Saintes | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Arnaud-Amanieu John de Cheverston |
Guy II de Nesle (POW) Arnoul d'Audrehem (POW) | ||||||
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |||||||
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