Battle of La Rochelle
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The Battle of La Rochelle was fought on 22 and 23 June 1372 between a Castilian fleet commanded by the Castilian Almirant Ambrosio Boccanegra and an English fleet commanded by John Hastings, 2nd Earl
The naval battle of La Rochelle, chronicle of Jean Froissart, 15th century.
Depiction of Charles V by Gillot Saint-Evre in the 19th century
A probably 16th-century interpretation of Edward III
The towers guarding the entrance to La Rochelle old harbour. Erected in the late 1340s, the battle probably took place within sight of them.
La Rochelle
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La Rochelle is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With 78,535 inhabitants in 20
Battle of La Rochelle
…Ambrosio Boccanegra and an English fleet commanded by John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The Castilian fleet had been sent to attack the English at La Rochelle, which was being besieged by Castile's French allies. Pembroke had been dispatched to the town with a small force of fewer than 200 soldiers. His ships…
La rochelle, Le vieux port
Banque de France
La Rochelle Église du Sacré Coeur panoramio
Tour St Nicolas, La Rochelle, France, pic 010