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'''The battle of Navarrette''' ([[Najara]]) was fought on [[3 April]] [[1367]] in [[France]]. [[England]] was lead by [[Edward, the Black Prince]] and had a strength of 24,000, France by [[Bertrand du Guesclin]] and [[Henry de Trastamare]], their strength was 60,000. England oweing mainly to their skilled archers, completely defeated the French, inflicting heavy losses. Unlike other battles, at Najara it was England who attacked the dismounted French and [[Spain|Spaniard]] troops. |
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England's vanguard being lead by [[Sir John Chandos]], [[Constable of Aquitaine]], and [[Duke John of Gaunt]]. They had attacked the French mercenaries comanded by [[du Guesclin]] and [[d'Audrehem]]. They Spaniards fled leavng Henry Trastamara's battle exposed to the attack from a mounted rearguard of the English Army. The Castilian-Franco Army disintegrated and the rout, pursued by the English, rolled back to the river bank of [[Najerilla]]. |
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[[Category:1367]] |
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[[Category:Battles of the Hundred Years' War|Navarrette 1367]] |
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