The last major battle of the Valois reconquest of Poitou, ending English dominance in a region ceded to England by the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360.
Key Facts
- Date
- 21 March 1373
- Conflict
- Hundred Years' War
- French commander
- Bertrand du Guesclin
- Outcome
- Decisive French victory
- Strategic significance
- Last major battle in reconquest of Poitou
- Treaty that ceded Poitou to England
- Treaty of Brétigny, 1360
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), the county of Poitou had been ceded to English rule. By 1373, French forces under Bertrand du Guesclin were conducting a sustained campaign to recover the region. French troops besieged the town of Chizé, prompting the English to dispatch a relief force to break the siege.
On 21 March 1373, at Chizé in western France, a French army led by Bertrand du Guesclin intercepted the English relief force sent to lift the siege. The French engaged and decisively defeated the English troops, preventing the relief of the town and securing the siege.
The French victory at Chizé marked the conclusion of the Valois campaign to recover Poitou. English military dominance in the county was broken, and the region effectively returned to French control, reversing one of the key territorial concessions England had gained through the Treaty of Brétigny thirteen years earlier.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Bertrand du Guesclin.
Side B
1 belligerent