Western Front of the Hundred Years' War
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The Western Front of the Hundred Years' War was the main area of conflict in western France where English and French forces fought pivotal campaigns and battles for territorial control.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Western Front of the Hundred Years' War Context triple: [Battle of Poitiers, theater, Western Front of the Hundred Years' War]
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Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged series of conflicts between England and France from 1337 to 1453 that reshaped medieval European politics, warfare, and national identities.
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War of the Breton Succession
The War of the Breton Succession was a 14th-century dynastic conflict in Brittany, fought between rival claimants backed by France and England during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
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Siege of Orléans
The Siege of Orléans was a pivotal 1428–1429 military engagement in the Hundred Years' War, best known for Joan of Arc’s role in lifting the English siege and turning the tide in favor of the French.
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Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars were a series of late 15th-century conflicts in which the Swiss Confederacy and its allies defeated the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, reshaping the political landscape of Western Europe.
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Anglo-French War of 1213–1214
The Anglo-French War of 1213–1214 was a conflict between King John of England and King Philip II of France that culminated in the English defeat at the Battle of Bouvines, significantly weakening English power on the continent.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Western Front of the Hundred Years' War Target entity description: The Western Front of the Hundred Years' War was the main area of conflict in western France where English and French forces fought pivotal campaigns and battles for territorial control.
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A.
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged series of conflicts between England and France from 1337 to 1453 that reshaped medieval European politics, warfare, and national identities.
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B.
War of the Breton Succession
The War of the Breton Succession was a 14th-century dynastic conflict in Brittany, fought between rival claimants backed by France and England during the early stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
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C.
Siege of Orléans
The Siege of Orléans was a pivotal 1428–1429 military engagement in the Hundred Years' War, best known for Joan of Arc’s role in lifting the English siege and turning the tide in favor of the French.
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D.
Burgundian Wars
The Burgundian Wars were a series of late 15th-century conflicts in which the Swiss Confederacy and its allies defeated the powerful Duchy of Burgundy, reshaping the political landscape of Western Europe.
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E.
Anglo-French War of 1213–1214
The Anglo-French War of 1213–1214 was a conflict between King John of England and King Philip II of France that culminated in the English defeat at the Battle of Bouvines, significantly weakening English power on the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Western Front of the Hundred Years' War Description of subject: The Western Front of the Hundred Years' War was the main area of conflict in western France where English and French forces fought pivotal campaigns and battles for territorial control.
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Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
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French campaigns of the Hundred Years' War
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Siege of Harfleu