This is a list of major battles in the Hundred Years' War, a conflict between France and England that lasted 116 years from 1337 to 1453. There were 62 of them. Year Battle Victor Details1337Battle of CadzandEngland1338Battle of ArnemuidenFrance The first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannons and one hand gun.1340Battle of SluysEngland24 June Edward III destroys the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders ensuring England will not be invaded and that the majority of the war will be fought in France. 1340Battle of Saint-OmerFranceThe battle of Saint-Omer was the culmination of the northern fork of Edward's campaign and resulted in a tactical stalemate but forced a strategic withdrawal for the Anglo-Flemish forces.1340Siege of Tournai (1340)FranceTournai was relieved.1341Battle of ChamptoceauxFrance1342Battle of Brest England1342Battle of Morlaix England1345, AugustBattle of Bergerac EnglandEnglish attack by Earl of Derby against a French army moving towards Bergerac from Montcoq in Gascony. After a running battle, the English stormed the city and sacked it, taking many prisoners and goods. The French reported heavy losses.1345, OctoberBattle of AuberocheEnglandEnglish surprise attack by Earl of Derby against a French army at Auberoche in Gascony.1346Battle of St Pol de LéonEngland1346Battle of CaenEnglandCaen was sacked.1346Battle of BlanchetaqueEnglandEnglish army successfully forded the river.1346Battle of CrécyEngland26 August English longbowmen soundly defeat French cavalry near the river Somme in Picardy. An estimated 4,000 French are killed.1346Battle of Neville's CrossEngland1346–1347Siege of CalaisEnglandOn 1 August 1347, the city surrendered. Edward allowed the surviving citizenry to live, so, after providing them with some provisions, he allowed them to leave the city.1347Battle of La Roche-DerrienEnglandSmaller English force defeated a French force 4-5 times larger, featuring the leadership of Sir Thomas Dagworth.1350Battle of WinchelseaEnglandEnglish fleet defeats Castilian fleet in a close fight. 1351Siege of Saint-Jean-d'AngélyFranceThe French army starts a siege on Saint-Jean-d'Angély and with the personal appearance of King John II of France at the siege, the English garrison surrendered1351Battle of ArdresFrance1351Combat of the ThirtyFranceThirty French Knights from Chateau Josselin under Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English Knights under Pembroke and Robert Bramborough.1352Battle of MauronEngland10 August, small victory of Brittany-English forces against Brittany-French ones.1353Capture of LusignanFrance1353Battle of CombornEngland1354Battle of MontmuranFranceEaster 1354, victory of Brittany-French forces against English ones.1356Battle of PoitiersEnglandEdward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunged into chaos.1364Battle of CocherelFrance16 May, near Houlbec-Cocherel, victory of Brittany-Burgundy-Gascony forces against Navarrese-English ones. 1364Battle of AurayEngland29 September, end of Breton War of Succession Du Guesclin captured. 1367Battle of Nájera (Navarette)EnglandBlack Prince defeats a Castilian / French army at Nájera in Castile.1369Battle of MontielFrance14 March, in Castille, Castilian / French army defeats a Castilian / Portuguese force. 1370Siege of LimogesEngland1370Battle of PontvallainFrance4 December, the Brittany-French army defeats English forces.1372Battle of La RochelleCastilleCastilian fleet defeats the English fleet, leading to loss of dominance at sea and French piracy and coastal raids.1373Battle of ChisetFrance1382Battle of RoosebekeFrance27 November, a French-Burgundy-Brittany-Norman army defeats a Flemish force twice more numerous.1383Siege of YpresFrance8 June - 8 August, occurs during Despenser's Crusade. The English are routed.1385English invasion of ScotlandEnglandJuly, Jean de Vienne, having successfully strengthened the French naval situation, lands an army in Scotland, but is forced to retreat.1385Battle of AljubarrotaPortugal14 August, heavy defeat of Franco-Castilian forces by Portugal, strengthened by English longbowmen. Marks the end of 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum.1387Battle of MargateEnglandEnglish fleet defeats Franco-Castilian-Flemish fleet, ending the threat of a French invasion of England.1404Battle of Blackpool SandsEngland1415Siege of HarfleurEngland1415Battle of AgincourtEngland25 October, English longbowmen under Henry V defeat French under Charles I d'Albret. 6000 French died. 400 English died.1418–1419Siege of RouenEngland31 July - 19 January 1419, Henry V of England re-gains a foothold in Normandy.1419Battle of La RochelleCastilleCastilian fleet defeats the English fleet.1420Battle of FresnayEngland3 March, the Battle resulted in the defeat of a large Franco-Scottish army.1421Battle of BaugéFrance22 March, the French and Scottish forces of Charles VII commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat an outmanoeuvred English force commanded by the Henry V's brother, the Duke of Clarence, who is killed, forcing Henry to return to France where he will die.1422Siege of MeauxEnglandHenry V falls ill during the siege. He is taken to Chateau de Vincennes, where he dies aged 35yrs1423Battle of CravantEngland31 July, the French and Scottish army is defeated at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.1423Battle of La BuissièreFranceSeptember, French and Milanese forces defeat a Burgundian army.1423Battle of La BrossinièreFrance26 September, Brittany-French forces annihilates an English army.1424Battle of VerneuilEngland17 August, the French, Scottish, and Milanese forces are decisively defeated in what becomes a ‘second Agincourt’ for the French.1426Battle of St. JamesEngland6 March, a French besieging army under Arthur de Richemont was dispersed by a small force under Sir Thomas Rempstone in Brittany.1428Siege of Orléans France12 October - 8 May 1429 English forces commanded by the Earl of Salisbury, the Earl of Suffolk, and Talbot (Earl of Shrewsbury) lay siege to Orleans, and are forced to withdraw after a relief army accompanied by Joan of Arc arrives at the city.1429Battle of the HerringsEnglandEnglish force under Sir John Fastolf defeats French and Scottish armies. 1429Battle of JargeauFrance12 June. French forces recaptured the neighboring district along the Loire river. The English suffered heavy losses.1429Battle of Meung-sur-LoireFrance1429Battle of BeaugencyFranceEnglish surrendered the town.1429Battle of Patay France18 June, a French army under La Hire, Richemont, Joan of Arc, and other commanders break through English archers under Lord Talbot and then pursue and mop up the other sections of the English army, killing or capturing about half (2,200) of their troops. The Earl of Shrewsbury (Talbot) and Hungerford are captured.1430Siege of Compiègne FranceOtherwise a minor siege, both politically and militarily, and ultimately ended in a defeat for the Burgundians, the capture of Joan of Arc was an important event of this phase of the war.1435Battle of GerberoyFranceLa Hire defeats an English force under Arundel.1449Battle of RouenFrance29 October, Rouen is regained from the English by a Brittany-French force. 1450Battle of FormignyFranceA French force under the duke of Bourbon and Richemont defeats an English force under Thomas Kyriell. 3,774 English deaths and 1,500 captured. Thomas Kyriel, the English general, was captured in action.1453Battle of CastillonFrance A French army, under Jean Bureau, defeats an English army under John Talbot to end the Hundred Years' War. This was also the first battle in European history where the use of cannon was a major factor in determining the victor. John Talbot was killed in action. 4,000 English killed in this battle.
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