Battle of Ardres
| Battle of Ardres | |||||||
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| Part of Hundred Years' War | |||||||
Painting of Beauchamp made in 1430 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Édouard I of Beaujeu † | John de Beauchamp (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 men-at-arms |
300 men-at-arms 300 mounted archers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The battle of Ardres was a battle that took place on 8 June 1351 by forces from the Kingdom of France, led by Édouard I de Beaujeu, near the English-held town of Ardres, in a ditch in a river bend, as a part of the Hundred Years' War.