Edward III's chevauchée of 1355
| Edward III's chevauchée of 1355 | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of England | Kingdom of France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| King Edward III | King John II of France | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000–10,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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Edward III's chevauchée of 1355 took place when King Edward III of England led an army into Picardy in the hope of provoking the French into a battle. Edward's son The Black Prince had begun a chevauchée on 5 October with an Anglo-Gascon force from Bordeaux heading towards Narbonne.