History
The battles
The battles from the Middle Ages include Agincourt, Bouvines, Crécy, and Saucourt. Knights linked to local history lost their lives on these battlefields.
A few battles of the Empire listed below are milestones in the timeline of our history, along with the ensuing conflicts.
Battles of the Middle Ages.
Battles of the Middle Ages were territorial and political battles between kingdoms.
Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt occurred on October 25, 1415, during the Hundred Years' War. It opposed the French knights against King Henry V of England. The English were victorious, although in a smaller number.
Azincourt is a town in the Pas-de-Calais, located 80 km from Amiens or Calais. The interpretation center has a memorial to the combatants whose 531 names have been identified, and a visit to the battlefield is possible.
Bouvines
This battle took place southeast of Lille, near the Belgian border, in July 1214. The army of the king of France, Philippe II, nicknamed Philippe Auguste, faced the Germanic emperor Otto IV of Brunswick. The King of France emerged victorious from this battle.
Bouvines battle plan.
Crecy
The French knights faced their enemies in vain on August 26, 1346. The battlefield was located near the forest of Crecy, close to Abbeville. (Somme Bay). Edward III of England won the battle against Philip VI.
The English archers' better training in archery made the difference. Gunpowder was first used in this battle of the Hundred Years' War.
Crecy battle plan with the forest on the left
Saucourt
The Battle of Saucourt took place near Abbeville in the Vimeu, at Saucourt-en-Vimeu, halfway between Eu and Abbeville. The troops of King Louis III and King Carloman II, King of the Franks from 879 to 884, won the victory against the Vikings.
Louis' song is a poem written in German, Ludwigslied, describing the battle of August 3, 881. The transcript of this text is kept in Valenciennes.
Battles of the Empire
Some European countries allied against France in a coalition from 1792 to 1815.
The following dates mark this period:
- Munich (Bavaria) - August 25, 1796
- Berlin (Prussia) - October 27, 1806
- Lisbon (Portugal) - November 30, 1807
- Madrid (Spain) - December 1808
- Moscow (Russia) - September 4, 1812
- Waterloo (Belgium) - June 18, 1815