The capture of King John II at Poitiers, in a manuscript illumination by Jean Froissart.Image: Jean Froissart · Public domainThe Black Prince wins at Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers, fought on 19 September 1356, was the second great battle of the Hundred Years’ War after Crécy, and again the English won. Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III, had fewer than 7,000 men, but he chose a strong defensive position, made use of the longbow and faced a French leadership that still relied on heavy cavalry. King John II of France was captured along with many knights, and their ransoms swelled the English treasury. John was escorted to Bordeaux and then to England, and waited four years for release from the Tower of London. Under the 1360 Treaty of Brétigny France ceded extensive territory and agreed to ransom the king for three million gold crowns, while Edward III renounced his claim to the French throne.
Source: World History Encyclopedia: Battle of Poitiers, 1356 ↗
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