Edward III's chevauchée of 1355
Edward III's chevauchée of 1355 took place when King Edward III of England led an army into Picardy in the hope of provoking the French into a battle. Edward's son The Black Prince had begun a chevauchée on 5 October with an Anglo-Gascon force from Bordeaux heading towards Narbonne.
| Edward III's chevauchée of 1355 | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Edward III | King John II of France | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000–10,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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