The last phase of this war saw the Battle of Formigny and the decisive use of cannons in its last battle, Castillon.
Early in this war, Sir Walter Manny led a violent sack of the island of Cadsand. Bishop Henry Burghersh announced the declaration of this war in one side's capital. The War of the Two Peters is sometimes considered part of this war. This war was complicated by the death of the last member of the House of Dreux, Duke John III, which led to a succession struggle between the houses of Blois and Montfort that became part of this war. The last phase of this war saw the Battle of Formigny and the decisive use of cannons in its last battle, Castillon. The Treaty of Brétigny was signed during this war, in which King John the Good of France was captured. Also including the Battles of Sluys, Crecy, and Agincourt, for ten points, name this Franco-English war that lasted from 1337 to 1453.
Early in this war, Sir Walter Manny led a violent sack of the island of Cadsand.
{Hundred Years} War