Battle of Poitiers (1356)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Poitiers_(1356)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties high French casualties
low English casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkb:Kingdom_of_France
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Edward,_the_Black_Prince
gptkb:King_John_II_of_France
gptkbp:date 19 September 1356
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Agincourt
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Late_Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Poitiers (1356)
gptkbp:location near Poitiers, France
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Capture_of_King_John_II_of_France
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Jean_de_Grailly
gptkb:Charles,_Duke_of_Orléans
gptkbp:numberOfTroops French: ~20,000
English: ~6,000
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hundred_Years'_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Crécy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Edward_III_of_England
gptkb:Treaty_of_Brétigny
gptkbp:result English victory
gptkbp:significance Led to Treaty of Brétigny
Major defeat for France
gptkbp:technology English longbowmen
Defensive position by English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Poitiers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5