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The Battle of Poitiers, 1356 DAUPHIN 55 55 la Cardinerie la Cardinerie CLERMONT a CLERMONT b Germans 138 138 135 135 AUDREHEM & DOUGLAS 126 To Savingy-Lévescault 126 To Savingy-Lévescault AUDREHEM Archers 138 138 SALISBURY WARWICK 113 113 133 133 BLACK PRINCE 127 125 125 127 Archers Archers WOODS OF NOUAILLÉ WOODS OF NOUAILLÉ 126 126 THE BOWL THE BOWL CHAMP CHAMP D’ALEXANDRE D’ALEXANDRE 123 102 123 102 ABBEY OF NOUAILLÉ ABBEY OF NOUAILLÉ THE MAUPERTUIS ROAD MAUPERTUIS THE GUE de ROUSSON GUE de ROUSSON ROAD MAUPERTUIS THE (FORD) (FORD) GUE de l’HOMME GUE de l’HOMME (FORD) (FORD) 97 97 VICINITY OF POITIERS, 1356 VICINITY OF POITIERS, 1356 THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, After Sir Charles Oman 19 September 1356 After Jonathan Sumption 19 September 1356 History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages Various Interpretations The Hundred Years War, v. 2: Trial by Fire Various Interpretations (New York: Burt Franklin, repr. of 1924 ed.) CONTOURS IN METERS (London: Faber & Faber, 1999) CONTOURS IN METERS 0 125 250 375 500 625 N N 0 125 250 375 500 625 HISTORY DEPARTMENT HISTORY DEPARTMENT USMA Frank Martini USMA SCALE OF METERS SCALE OF METERS Frank Martini 55 55 la Cardinerie la Cardinerie c d 138 DAUPHIN 138 135 135 126 To Savingy-Lévescault 126 To Savingy-Lévescault SALISBURY DAUPHIN 138 138 ORLEANS Archers BRIENNE T ORLEANS ON Archers M R CLERMONT E L C JEAN BLACK PRINCE 113 113 133 133 127 125 Archers 125 127 AUDREHEM WOODS OF NOUAILLÉ WOODS OF NOUAILLÉ WARWICK Archers 126 126 Archers AUDREHEM THE BOWL THE BOWL CHAMP CHAMP D’ALEXANDRE D’ALEXANDRE 123 102 123 102 ABBEY OF NOUAILLÉ ABBEY OF NOUAILLÉ THE MAUPERTUIS ROAD MAUPERTUIS THE GUE de ROUSSON GUE de ROUSSON ROAD MAUPERTUIS THE (FORD) (FORD) GUE de l’HOMME GUE de l’HOMME (FORD) (FORD) 97 97 VICINITY OF POITIERS, 1356 VICINITY OF POITIERS, 1356 THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, After David Green 19 September 1356 19 September 1356 The Battle of Poitiers Various Interpretations After Robert Hardy in Matthew Strickland and Robert Hardy, Various Interpretations (Stroud: Tempus, 2002) CONTOURS IN METERS The Great Warbow (Stroud: Sutton, 2005) CONTOURS IN METERS 0 125 250 375 500 625 N N 0 125 250 375 500 625 HISTORY DEPARTMENT HISTORY DEPARTMENT USMA Frank Martini USMA SCALE OF METERS SCALE OF METERS Frank Martini.
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