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Castillon, battle of
Castillon, battle of, 1453. On 17 July 1453, the English lost Gascony, which they had held for 300 years. An Anglo-Gascon attack on a fortified artillery park a mile or two on the right bank of the Dordogne upstream from Castillon was probably launched without knowledge of the strength of its defence. For a short while, despite the hail of shot and ball, the rampart was gained. But the assault was repulsed and the English overrun, Shrewsbury, their legendary 65-year-old commander, being killed in the rout. Thus, in a suicidal frontal attack on artillery, not unlike the Charge of the Light Brigade, the Hundred Years War came to an end. Only Calais was left to the English.
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JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Castillonbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Castillonbattleof.html |
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Castillon, battle of
Castillon, battle of, 1453. On 17 July 1453, the English lost Gascony, which they had held for 300 years. An Anglo‐Gascon attack on a fortified artillery park on the right bank of the Dordogne was probably launched without knowledge of the strength of its defence. The assault was repulsed, the English overrun, and Shrewsbury, their legendary 65‐year‐old commander, killed in the rout. Only Calais was left to the English.
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JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Castillonbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Castillon, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Castillonbattleof.html |
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