John of Gaunt's chevauchée of 1373

Chevauchée of John of Gaunt (1373); Grande chevauchée
	Part of Hundred Years' War
	; Late 15th century portrait of John of Gaunt, also depicting his coat of arms
Date	9 August – December 1373
Location	France
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
John of Gaunt; John IV of Brittany; Edward Despenser; Thomas Beauchamp; William Ufford;	Philip the Bold; Bertrand du Guesclin; Olivier V de Clisson; Louis I of Anjou; Louis II of Bourbon; Louis de Sancerre; Philip of Orléans; Jean III de Bueil; Jean de Rohan;
Strength
9,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
6,000 killed or captured	Unknown

John of Gaunt's chevauchée of 1373 was an English military raid at the end of the second period of the Hundred Years' War by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, from his departure from Calais in August 1373 to his arrival at Bordeaux at the end of December 1373.

With more than 1,500 km (930 mi) covered, it is the longest of the chevauchées organised by the English on the continent. Despite the devastation caused, it was a failure for the English crown because of the weak military and political results, and the enormous losses.

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