Guascon campaign (1294-1303)

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1. First English Attack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)

Was an English expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.

• November 1294: Blaye conquered by Kingdom of England.
• November 1294: The English fleet went up stream to Rions, which was captured, along with Podensac and Villeneuve.
• January 1295: St John left John of Brittany at Rions and travelled to Bayonne, and laid siege to the town. On 1 January 1295, the French garrison was driven into the castle by the citizens of Bayonne and the citizens opened the town gates to him. The castle surrendered on 9 January.
• January 1295: St John left John of Brittany at Rions and travelled to Bayonne, and laid siege to the town. On 1 January 1295, the French garrison was driven into the castle by the citizens of Bayonne and the citizens opened the town gates to him. The castle surrendered on 9 January.
• November 1294: Bourg conquered by Kingdom of England.
• May 1294: Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks, was the King of England from 1272 to 1307. In 1294, he was forfeited of Aquitaine, Gascony, and other French possessions by the King of France, Philip IV, due to ongoing conflicts between the two kingdoms.
• October 1294: Travelling up the Gironde estuary from the 28 October, the English captured the towns of Macau the next day.
• May 1294: Edward I, also known as Edward Longshanks, was the King of England from 1272 to 1307. In 1294, he was forfeited of Aquitaine, Gascony, and other French possessions by the King of France, Philip IV, due to ongoing conflicts between the two kingdoms.
• October 1294: The English fleet arrived off Aquitaine and went up the Garonne River and seized the town of Castillon.
• November 1294: Blaye conquered by Kingdom of England.

2. French Counterattack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)

Was an French expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.

• April 1295: Both John of Brittany and St John defended Rions, but due to the fall of the neighbouring towns and discontent between the English troops, they abandoned Rions, which the French entered on 8 April.
• July 1295: The French army retook Podensac and then Saint-Sever in June 1295. Only Bourg and Blaye remained in English hands in the north of the duchy and Bayonne and Saint-Sever in the south.
• January 1296: Philip IV of France sent his brother Charles of Valois, the Marshal of France, Guy I of Clermont and the Constable of France, Raoul II of Clermont into Aquitaine and Gascony at the head of a large army that won back most of the English conquests in the Garonne valley.
• January 1296: Philip IV of France sent his brother Charles of Valois, the Marshal of France, Guy I of Clermont and the Constable of France, Raoul II of Clermont into Aquitaine and Gascony at the head of a large army that won back most of the English conquests in the Garonne valley.

3. Second English Attack (Anglo-French War of 1294-1303)

Was an English expedition in Aquitaine during the Anglo-French War of 1294-1303.

• April 1296: In 1296, the towns of Langon and Saint-Macaire surrendered to the forces of King Edward I of England, led by his son Prince Edmund. This event was part of the ongoing conflict between England and France over control of territories in Gascony.
• April 1296: In 1296, the towns of Langon and Saint-Macaire surrendered to the forces of King Edward I of England, led by his son Prince Edmund. This event was part of the ongoing conflict between England and France over control of territories in Gascony.