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Events on Tuesday 2 December 1355 1
1355Black Prince's Grande ChevauchéeEnglish forces raid across southern FranceEdward, the Black Prince, led an English army out of Bordeaux on a destructive raid through Languedoc, sacking towns including Carcassonne and Narbonne. The chevauchée devastated the French countryside and depleted enemy resources without seeking a pitched battle. It set the stage for the renewed campaigning that led to the English victory at Poitiers the following year.