Edward the Black Prince18 September 1356
Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England
England · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England
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