Historical place archive

Blaye in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Blaye in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels2 people1294–1296

Historical events in Blaye

1294

1294
Battle of Blaye
Edward I · England War

Raises a force which captures Bourg & Blaye in Gascony but is unable to attack Bordeux

1294
Siege of Bourg
Edward I · England War

Raises a force which captures Bourg & Blaye in Gascony but is unable to attack Bordeux

April 1294
Siege of Blaye
Edward I · England War

The castle of Penne in the Agenais and the twin cities of Blaye and Bourg upon the Garonne fall to the French, opening up the Duchy for an attack from the north

1296

1296
Invasion of Gascony
Edmund · House of Plantagenet

Lancaster lands an invasion force at Bourg & Blaye

1296
Siege of Blaye
Edmund · House of Plantagenet

Lands an invasion force at Bourg & Blaye

Provenance

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