Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon (Hundred Years´ War, 1453)
Plan de la bataille de Castillon en 1457
Plan de la bataille de Castillon en 1457
Battle at Castillon-sur-Dordogne - BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 263
Battle of castillion from Grandes Chroniques de France
Map of the Battle of Castillon.
Castillon - Le Champ de Bataille
La mort de Talbot à la bataille de Castillon, le 17 juillet 1453. Enluminure du manuscrit de Martial d'Auvergne, Les Vigiles de Charles VII, vers 1484, BnF, Manuscrit Français 5054, enluminure du folio 229 verso (détail).
La mort de Talbot à la bataille de Castillon, le 17 juillet 1453. Enluminure du manuscrit de Martial d'Auvergne, Les Vigiles de Charles VII, vers 1484, BnF, Manuscrit Français 5054, enluminure du folio 229 verso (détail).
La mort de Talbot à la bataille de Castillon, le 17 juillet 1453. Enluminure du manuscrit de Martial d'Auvergne, Les Vigiles de Charles VII, vers 1484, BnF, Manuscrit Français 5054, enluminure du folio 229 verso (détail).
Plan de la bataille avec les deux hypothèses d'emplacement du camp français suite à de récentes découvertes.
Taktische Karte der Schlacht bei Castillon.
Battle of Castillon
Monument to John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, on the battlefield of the Battle of Castillon in the Hundred Years' War. It is close to Castillon-la-Bataille in France.
Historical Overview
The Battle of Castillon was a battle between the forces of England and France which took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne. On the day of the battle, the English commander, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, mistakenly believing that the enemy was retreating, led a relatively small advance force of his army in an attack on a strongly fortified French encampment without waiting for reinforcements. Talbot then refused to withdraw even after realising the strength of the French position, allowing the French artillery to destroy his reinforcements piecemeal. Castillon was the first major European battle won through the extensive use of field artillery.
Quick Facts
Kingdom of France
- Commander: Jean Bureau
- Strength: ca. 10.000
- Casualties: Gering
Anglo-Saxon England
- Commander: John Talbot †
- Strength: ca. 6.000
- Casualties: ca. 4.000
Strategic Context
Recapture of Gascony by the French army.
Conflict / War
Hundred Years' War
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