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Battle of Lunalonge
| Battle of Lunalonge | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Anglo-Gascons | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean de Lille, Seneschal of Poitou (POW) | Thomas Coke, Seneschal of Gascony | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Approx 1,500 | Approx 500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 killed plus others captured | Light, but all horses lost and baggage looted | ||||||
The Battle of Lunalonge was fought in the summer of 1349 between a French force numbering approximately 1,500 men and an Anglo-Gascon force of some 500 men, during the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. The location of the battle is thought to have been modern Limalonges in Deux-Sèvres. The outnumbered Anglo-Gascons, commanded by Thomas Coke, gained the upper hand during the day, but had to withdraw on foot during the night because the French, under Jean de Lille, had captured their horses. The French lost approximately 300 killed and an unknown but large number captured, including their leader.
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