battle of Poitiers


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Noun1.battle of Poitiers - the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the Frenchbattle of Poitiers - the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French
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France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
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The battle of Poitiers in 1356 is less well known than more famous clashes such as Agincourt, however, Poitiers was no less dramatic, and equally important in terms of the course of the Hundred Years War.
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1356: The English, led by Edward, the Black Prince, defeated the French at the Battle of Poitiers. 1839: George Cadbury was born in Birmingham.
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| September 19 THE Battle of Poitiers took place today in 1356 during the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
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732, the Battle of Poitiers (also called the Battle of Tours) was the event that stopped the advancing Muslim armies that had already overtaken Spain and were threatening to sweep through the rest of Western Europe.
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1356 In the Hundred Years'War, the English defeated the French at the Battle of Poitiers.
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