Skip to main content

Poitiers 1356 - The Capture of a King

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - Middle Ages (500 to 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 10/10/2022

Product Info

Title
Poitiers 1356 - The Capture of a King
Publisher
Category
Author
David Nicolle
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398953
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM138
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM138

Description

When Edward the Black Prince marched out of Gascony in August 1356, his plan was to carry out a large-scale destructive raid into the territory of the French King, John II. On 18 September, however, he was cornered south of Poitiers by a larger French army, and was left with little option but to fight. The ensuing battle proved an unmitigated disaster for the French. Their army was butchered and the King himself captured. In this volume, Dr David Nicolle details a campaign that enhanced the reputation of the Black Prince and led King John to catastrophe.