Anglo-French War of 1294-1303
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Was a war between the Kingdoms of England and France.
Chronology
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October 1294: Territorial change based on available maps.
Was the theatre of War of Guascony during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.
1.1.First English Attack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)
Was an English expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.
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.
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.
1.2.French Counterattack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)
Was an French expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.
April 1295: Both John of Brittany and St John defended Rions, but due to the fall of the neighbouring towns and discontent between the English troops, they abandoned Rions, which the French entered on 8 April.
July 1295: The French army retook Podensac and then Saint-Sever in June 1295. Only Bourg and Blaye remained in English hands in the north of the duchy and Bayonne and Saint-Sever in the south.
January 1296: Philip IV of France sent his brother Charles of Valois, the Marshal of France, Guy I of Clermont and the Constable of France, Raoul II of Clermont into Aquitaine and Gascony at the head of a large army that won back most of the English conquests in the Garonne valley.
1.3.Second English Attack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)
Was an English expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.
April 1296: In 1296, the towns of Langon and Saint-Macaire surrendered to the forces of King Edward I of England, led by his son Prince Edmund. This event was part of the ongoing conflict between England and France over control of territories in Gascony.
Was an English military campaign against France in the Flanders.
September 1297: Philip IV of France, also known as Philip the Fair, was met by a delegation from Bruges in 1297. The city surrendered to him, solidifying the territory's transfer to the Kingdom of France.
June 1297: The next day part of the French cavalry, led by the King's brother Charles of Valois and by Raoul de Nesle crossed the border near Râches and encountered part of the Flemish army, consisting of German mercenaries, which was defeated.
August 1297: In 1297, Artois troops led by Robert III of Artois marched upon Cassel and Sint-Winoksbergen in Flanders. The territory was eventually taken over by the Kingdom of France after the towns surrendered.
August 1297: By August 20, 1297, the troops of King Philip IV of France, had reached Veurne in the County of Flanders.
August 1297: The Flemish counterattack on Artois ended in a French victory at the Battle of Furnes.
January 1298: Orchies surrendered to France.
January 1298: Damme was retaken by an army of English, Welsh and Flemish troops.
August 1297: Lille surrendered to King Philip.
Was the treaty that ended Anglo-French War of 1294-1303. Gascony was restored to England from France following its occupation during the war.
May 1303: The Anglo-French War of 1294–1303 ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1303, which restored the status quo.
