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The battle of Poitiers — The French defeat of 19 September 1356, where John II was taken prisoner
Ten years after Crécy, a larger French army was again defeated by entrenched archers, and this time the king was taken with part of his nobility. The kingdom remained four years without a sovereign and had to raise a ransom it did not have. (Editorial synthesis)
The battle of Poitiers took place on 19 September 1356 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The battle of Poitiers took place in Poitiers. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The battle of Poitiers ended in the capture of the king of France by the Black Prince. (source: Larousse)
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