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Battle of Taillebourg

Name: Battle of Taillebourg
Start: 1242-07-21
Location: Taillebourg, France

Battle of Taillebourg was a battle fought on 21 July 1242 at Taillebourg, in what is now France. It was part of the Saintonge War. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 knights; 20,000 infantry against 1,600 knights; 700 crossbowmen; 20,000 infantry.

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Fought21 July 1242

WhereTaillebourg, France45.830N, 0.650W

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstKingdom of England and French allies

Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy losses

Part ofSaintonge War1242

Record

Date	21 July 1242
Place	Taillebourg, France 45.830N, 0.650W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	4,000 knights; 20,000 infantry	1,600 knights; 700 crossbowmen; 20,000 infantry
Casualties and losses	Light	Heavy losses
Commanders	Louis IX of France Alphonse of Poitiers	Henry III of England Richard of Cornwall Hugh X of Lusignan

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Saintes 1351, 9.4 km S
Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély 1621, 16 km NE
Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély 1351, 16 km NE
Raid on Rochefort 1757, 27 km NW
Siege of Conhac 1651, 29 km SE

Elsewhere in 1242

Battle of Taillebourg is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1669489, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Taillebourg, revision 1370590392, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.