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Saintonge War

1242 · 13th century

The Saintonge War was a conflict of 1242 between Louis IX of France and a coalition of rebel nobles of Poitou led by Hugh X of Lusignan, supported by Henry III of England. Louis defeated the English and their allies at Taillebourg and Saintes in July 1242, ending Henry's attempt to recover the lands his family had lost in western France.

Saintonge War
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