Siege of Romorantin
1356 CE.
Shown on the map at 47.359°, 1.744°.
The siege of Romorantin took place between 29 August and 3 September 1356, when an Anglo-Gascon army under the Black Prince – the eldest son and heir to King Edward III of England – assaulted the town and castle of Romorantin during the Hundred Years' War. The small French garrison was commanded by Jean Boucicaut, the marshal of France, and surrendered after six days. The Black Prince was leading a major chevauchée – a large mounted raid – through south-west France when part of his command encountered a 300-strong French scouting force led by Boucicaut and Amaury of Craon who had previously served as royal lieutenant. The French were overwhelmed and fled, with many killed and 150 taken prisoner. Those on the swiftest horses, who included Boucicaut and Craon, reached the small walled town of Romorantin 5 miles (8 km) to the north, where they took refuge. The Anglo-Gascons concentrated their army here and captured the town and then the attached castle, forcing the garrison back into the unusually strong keep.
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