John of Gaunt Lancaster, 1stSeptember 1370
After this event, the Black Prince surrendered his lordship of Aquitaine and sailed for England, leaving John in charge.
England · Warfare / Hundred Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
After this event, the Black Prince surrendered his lordship of Aquitaine and sailed for England, leaving John in charge.
He took charge of the siege operations and at one point engaging in hand-to-hand fighting in the undermining tunnels.
In the summer of 1370, John was sent with a small army to Aquitaine to reinforce his ailing elder brother, the Black Prince, and his younger brother Edmund of Langley, Earl of Cambridge.
With them, he participated in the Siege of Limoges (September 1370).
Puts to death 3,000 of Liomoges inhabitants
Supports Edward the Black Prince in the Siege of Limogues
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