Battle of Castillon

The Battle of Castillon was a battle between the forces of England and France which took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne. On the day of the battle, the English commander, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, mistakenly believing that the enemy was retreating, led a relatively small advance force of his army in an attack on a strongly fortified French encampment without waiting for reinforcements. Talbot then refused to withdraw even after realising the strength of the French position, allowing the French artillery to successively obliterate his piecewise reinforcements as they arrived. Castillon was the first major European battle won through the extensive use of field artillery.

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1453 Battle of Castillon

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-55 Battle against the Aquitanians

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1587 Battle of Coutras

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1622 Siege of Sainte-Foy

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Battle at Castillon-sur-Dordogne - BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 263

Death of Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, in the Battle of Castillon

Français 5054, fol. 229v, Bataille de Castillon 1453

Battle of Castillon

Battle at Castillon-sur-Dordogne - BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 263

Castillon - Le Champ de Bataille

Français 5054, fol. 229v, Bataille de Castillon (1453)

Talbot's death at the Battle of Castillon on July 17, 1453

Battle of castillion from Grandes Chroniques de France

Death of Sir john Talbot at Castillion by Charles-Philippe Larivière in 1839

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	55	Battle against the Aquitanians	Roman Republic, battle, Sotiates, Vassei, Tarusates, Cantabri	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1453	Battle of Castillon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1587	Battle of Coutras	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1622	Siege of Sainte-Foy	siege	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour de l'Ansouhaite	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle at Castillon-sur-Dordogne - BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 263		Commons
commons	image		Death of Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, in the Battle of Castillon		Commons
commons	image		Français 5054, fol. 229v, Bataille de Castillon 1453		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Castillon		Commons
commons	image		Battle at Castillon-sur-Dordogne - BL Royal 20 C IX, f. 263		Commons
commons	image		Castillon - Le Champ de Bataille		Commons
commons	image		Français 5054, fol. 229v, Bataille de Castillon (1453)		Commons
commons	image		Talbot's death at the Battle of Castillon on July 17, 1453		Commons
commons	image		Battle of castillion from Grandes Chroniques de France		Commons
commons	image		Death of Sir john Talbot at Castillion by Charles-Philippe Larivière in 1839		Commons