page_title: Battle of Castillon
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Castillon
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte physique vierge de la région Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, France, destinée à la géolocalisation. Projection "Géoportail" (projection équirectangulaire à la latitude de référence 46.5° Nord) Limites géogrpahiques de la carte&#160;: West: -1.952 E East: 2.835 E North: 47.307 N South: 42.664 N
context_page_description: The Battle of Castillon was a battle fought on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne, between England and France. It was a decisive French victory and is considered to mark the end of the Hundred Years' War.
  On the day of the battle, English commander John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury led his army into a fortified French encampment without waiting for reinforcements, believing that the enemy was retreating. Talbot then refused to withdraw even after realizing the strength of the French position, causing his men to suffer extensive casualties from the French artillery. Castillon is considered the first major battle won through the extensive use of field artillery.
  As a result of the battle and the death of Talbot, England would lose all of its landholdings in France, aside from Calais, which it would hold until 1558.
context_section_description: The Battle of Castillon was a battle fought on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne (later Castillon-la-Bataille), between England and France. It was a decisive French victory and is considered to mark the end of the Hundred Years' War. 
  On the day of the battle, English commander John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury led his army into a fortified French encampment without waiting for reinforcements, believing that the enemy was retreating. Talbot then refused to withdraw even after realizing the strength of the French position, causing his men to suffer extensive casualties from the French artillery. Castillon is considered the first major battle won through the extensive use of field artillery.
  As a result of the battle and the death of Talbot, England would lose all of its landholdings in France, aside from Calais, which it would hold until 1558.
caption: Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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