The Black Prince's Expedition of 1355-1357

✍ Scribed by Herbert James Hewitt

• Publisher: Pen & Sword
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 208
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

First published in Great Britain in 1958 by Manchester University Press.

Edward, the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history. The first son of Edward III and an outstanding military leader, he is famous for his decisive victory at the Battle of Poitiers, and he is one of the most charismatic characters of the Hundred Years' War. This classic study focuses on the crucial phase of his extraordinary career - his daring campaign against the French in central and southwestern France in 1355-7. H.J. Hewitt's work is one of the key texts on the Prince, and it will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in medieval warfare.

✦ Table of Contents

PREFACE
I. THE BACKGROUND
The end of the truce – Guienne – The prince – Warfare in the fourteenth century.
II. THE PREPARATIONS
Three expeditions – The prince’s troops – The magnates’ troops – The force – The prince – Plans and arrangements – The arms – The horses – The ships.
III. THE FIRST RAID
At Bordeaux – On raiding – The raid: details – The raid: general survey.
IV. BETWEEN THE RAIDS
Communications with England – Personal relations – Bordeaux: rest and payments – Guienne: military operations – England: reinforcements – France: King John and his tasks.
V. THE SECOND RAID AND THE BATTLE OF POITIERS
The ftrst phase – The turning point – Before the battle – The battle: movements, morale, men – Return to base – The news.
VI. AFTER THE RAIDS
At Bordeaux – Negotiations: the truce – Return to England – Negotiations: the peace.
VII. RANSOMS, REWARDS AND PARDONS
Meed – Prisoners – Ransoms – Rewards – Pardons – The Gascons.
VIII. EPILOGUE
SOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES AND REFERENCES
INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
APPENDICES
A. AUDLEY’S ESQUIRES AT THE BATTLE OF POITIERS
B. NEWS OF THE BATTLE OF POITIERS
C. NOMINAL ROLL
MAPS
The Battlefield at Poitiers
The First Raid
The Second Raid