Battle of Auberoche
The Battle of Auberoche was fought on 21 October 1345 during the Gascon campaign of 1345. It took place during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War. The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the French, with their leaders killed or captured.
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The Battle of Auberoche was fought on 21 October 1345 during the Gascon campaign of 1345. It took place during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War. The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the French, who suffered very high casualties, with their leaders killed or captured. Along with the Battle of Bergerac earlier in the year, it marked a change in the military balance of power in the region. It was one of a series of victories which would lead to Henry of Lancaster being called “one of the best warriors in the world” by a contemporary chronicler. The status of the English kings’ French fiefs was a major source of conflict between the two monarchies throughout the Middle Ages. English monarchs had held titles and lands within France, the possession of which made them vassals of the kings of France. French monarchs systematically sought to check the growth of English power, stripping away lands as the opportunity arose. By 1337 only Gascony in south-western France and Ponthieu in northern France were left. The English Crown relied on imports of food, largely from England. The duty levied by the English Crown on wine from Bordeaux was more than all other customs duties combined and by far the largest source of state income. On 24 May 1337, Philip’s Great Council in Paris agreed that the Duchy of Aquitaine, effectively Gas Cony, should be taken back into Philip’s hands on the grounds that Edward was in breach of his obligations as a vassal.
This marked the start of the hundred years’ War, which was to last 116 years. Although GasconY was the cause of the war, Edward was able to spare few resources for its defence. In most campaigning seasons the Gascons had to rely on their own resources and had been hard pressed by the French. If they wished to remain in one place for any length of time, it was necessary to besiege a castle, then besiege castles, as necessary for supplies and fodder and fodder. Fortifications were also constructed, with larger estates having a fortified tower or castles, to collect tolls to restrict military passage. If a siege was usually a struggle for possession, then a castle was usually the most desirable possession for such items as food and fodder, as well as siege equipment and most fords for bridges and bridges. In 1339 the French besieged the capital of Gasconie, even breaking into the city with a large force before they were repulsed. The French were well aware of this. Before the war commenced well over 1,000 ships a year departed GasCony. Among their cargoes were over 200,000,000 imperial pints of wine. Typically the GASCons could field 3,000–6,000 men, the large majority infantry, although up to two-thirds of them would be tied down in garrisons. Although Edward was unable to spare many resources for the defence, and previously when an English army had campaigned on the continent it had operated in north France.
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