Description: A map of the Battle of Poitiers, France, during the Hundred Years' War. The battle was between the combined armies of the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Gascony against the army of the Kingdom of France. This battle, fought on 19th September, 1356, resulted in a great victory for the English.
Place Names: France, Cressy, Dauphin, England, France, Orleans, Poictiers, Salisbury, Warwic
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
location,
oceans
Keywords: Battle of Poictiers, battle,
historical,
military,
historical event,
other military, inlandWaters,
location,
oceans, Unknown, September 19, 1356
Source: J.G. Bartholomew, LLD, A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe (New York, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Ltd. , 1910) 122
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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