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| conflict =Battle of Poitiers
| partof =[[Hundred Years War]]
| date =1356
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The '''Battle of Poitiers''' (1356) is the second of the great land battles of the [[Hundred Years War]] between [[England]] and [[France]] notable for the dominance of the Anglo-[[Welsh]] [[longbow]], and the military acumen of [[Edward the Black Prince]]. Whereas, 10 years before at [[Battle of Crecy|Crécy]], the 15-year-old prince had been under the nominal control of his father [[Edward III]] he was now a veteran of campaigning throughout much of western France.
The '''Battle of Poitiers''' (1356) is the second of the great land battles of the [[Hundred Years War]] between [[England]] and [[France]] notable for the dominance of the Anglo-[[Welsh]] [[longbow]], and the military acumen of [[Edward the Black Prince]]. Whereas, 10 years before at [[Battle of Crecy|Crécy]], the 15-year-old prince had been under the nominal control of his father [[Edward III]] he was now a veteran of campaigning throughout much of western France.