Battle of Poitiers
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The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Poitiers canonical | 18 |
| Battle of Poitiers (1356) | 3 |
| Battle of Poitiers (indirectly, via the Black Prince) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Poitiers Context triple: [English Army, notableBattle, Battle of Poitiers]
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines was a decisive 1214 medieval conflict in which King Philip II of France defeated an imperial and Anglo-Flemish coalition, significantly strengthening the French monarchy and weakening his rivals.
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Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Poitiers Target entity description: The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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B.
Battle of Bouvines
The Battle of Bouvines was a decisive 1214 medieval conflict in which King Philip II of France defeated an imperial and Anglo-Flemish coalition, significantly strengthening the French monarchy and weakening his rivals.
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C.
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Maupertuis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| capturedPerson |
John II of France
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Philip II, Duke of Burgundy ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French casualties
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light English casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward the Black Prince
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surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
Geoffrey de Charny ⓘ Jean I, Count of Armagnac ⓘ John II of France ⓘ Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form:
Philip I, Duke of Orléans
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| commandingSide |
English army led by Edward, the Black Prince
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French army led by King John II ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
political crisis in France
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ransom of John II of France ⓘ strengthening of English bargaining position ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1356-09-19 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Brétigny ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinate | 46.5°N 0.3°E ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
English longbowmen
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French men-at-arms ⓘ Gascon troops ⓘ Navarrese troops ⓘ |
| location | near Poitiers, France ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
English longbowmen deployment
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French cavalry charges ⓘ defensive English position behind hedges and ditches ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | second of the three major English victories after Crécy and before Agincourt ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Crécy ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
lance
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longbow ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| region | Poitou ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major defeat for the French chivalry
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one of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1356 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Poitiers Description of subject: The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
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