The Black Prince and the grande chevauchée of 1355 /

On 19 September 1356 Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, and his Anglo-Gascon army defeated Jean II of France at the Battle of Poitiers. The victory was the culmination of an expedition which had begun in England in 1355, and saw the successful undertaking of the so-called "grande c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Madden, Mollie M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell & Press, 2018.
Series:Warfare in history.
Subjects:
Edward, > Prince of Wales, > 1330-1376.
To 1500
Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 > Logistics.
Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356.
Logistics > History > To 1500.
Guerre de Cent Ans, 1339-1453 > Logistique.
Bataille de Poitiers, France, 1356.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Logistics.
France.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The preparations for the Chevauchée: England's existing system of purveyance
  • A competent military force: England's exisiting system of recruitment
  • The campaign to Narbonne: an efficient system of supply
  • The return to Bordeaux: a test of endurance
  • After the campaign
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices.

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