First English Attack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)
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Was an English expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.
Chronology
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May 1294: Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks, was the King of England from 1272 to 1307. In 1294, he was forfeited of Aquitaine, Gascony, and other French possessions by the King of France, Philip IV, due to ongoing conflicts between the two kingdoms.
November 1294: Bourg conquered by Kingdom of England.
October 1294: Travelling up the Gironde estuary from the 28 October, the English captured the towns of Macau the next day.
November 1294: Blaye conquered by Kingdom of England.
January 1295: St John left John of Brittany at Rions and travelled to Bayonne, and laid siege to the town. On 1 January 1295, the French garrison was driven into the castle by the citizens of Bayonne and the citizens opened the town gates to him. The castle surrendered on 9 January.
October 1294: The English fleet arrived off Aquitaine and went up the Garonne River and seized the town of Castillon.
November 1294: The English fleet went up stream to Rions, which was captured, along with Podensac and Villeneuve.
