A twelve-year-old duke Philip the Bold fought at this battle, which came at the end of a chevauchée [sheh-vaugh-shay] that began at Bourges [boorzh] and proceeded along the (*) Loire valley.
The commander of the losing army at this battle copied a tactic used by the opposing side by ordering his knights to dismount and cut their lances to five feet to better negotiate hedges; ironically, towards this battle's end, the victorious commander has his men-at-arms re-mount and led them in a decisive charge along with Captal de Buch. A squabble to attack a valuable target at this battle was won by the knight Denis Morbeke. A twelve-year-old duke Philip the Bold fought at this battle, which came at the end of a chevauchée [sheh-vaugh-shay] that began at Bourges [boorzh] and proceeded along the (*) Loire valley. The franc was first minted to pay for a ransom of 3 million ecus that was demanded after this battle, which also necessitated huge taxes that were a major cause of the Jacquerie. Like Crecy and Agincourt, it showed the effectiveness of longbows and combined arms. For 10 points, John II of France was captured at what 1356 victory for Edward the Black Prince during the Hundred Years' War?
The commander of the losing army at this battle copied a tactic used by the opposing side by ordering his knights to dismount and cut their lances to five feet to better negotiate hedges; ironically, towards this battle's end, the victorious commander has his men-at-arms re-mount and led them in a decisive charge along with Captal de Buch.
Battle of Poitiers