Battle of Blanquefort

The Battle of Blanquefort took place on 1 November 1450 during the Hundred Years War when a French army drew out Anglo-Gascon forces from Bordeaux in the English-controlled Duchy of Gascony. The Anglo-Gascon infantry suffered heavy losses, and the battle resulted in a French decisive victory. The battle was known locally as La Male Journade or in French Mauvaise Journée and marked the beginning of a campaign to drive the English from Gascony.

Battle of Blanquefort
Part of the Hundred Years' War

Battle of Blanquefort, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484
Date1 November 1450
Location
Gascony
Result French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England
Duchy of Gascony		 Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Gadifer Shorthose
Thomas Gassiot		 Arnaud-Amanieu d'Albret
John, Count of Penthièvre
Robin Pettilow
Strength
7,000–10,000 men 400–3,000 men
Casualties and losses
1,500–2,500 killed Unknown

References
  • Nicolle, David. The Fall of English France 1449–53. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. ISBN 1849086176

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