[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch15z14:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch15","Philip VI of Valois: A New Dynasty, A War Begins (1328–1350)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch15z14","1338–1339: Offensive in Aquitaine and Siege of Bordeaux","\u003Cp>At the beginning of the conflict, Guyenne and Aquitaine are a central stake. Philip VI attempts to reduce English influence there through a strategy of sieges and capture of strongholds, rather than by a decisive battle.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧑‍✈️ Raoul II of Brienne and the Stalemate of Sieges\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The first campaign is entrusted to Constable \u003Cstrong>Raoul II of Brienne\u003C/strong>. By dividing his troops to attempt to take several Gascon fortresses, he becomes bogged down from spring \u003Cstrong>1338\u003C/strong> in interminable sieges, even as English forces are weak.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 John of Bohemia Takes Command\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Finding the campaign ineffective, Philip VI turns to \u003Cstrong>John I of Bohemia\u003C/strong> (John of Luxembourg). He adds \u003Cstrong>Gaston II of Foix‑Béarn\u003C/strong>, as well as two Savoyard mercenaries (\u003Cstrong>Peter of La Palu\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Galois of La Baume\u003C/strong>). The king finances the effort: an army of approximately \u003Cstrong>12,000 men\u003C/strong>, German sappers-miners, and some \u003Cstrong>bombards\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Success comes quickly: several strongholds fall (Penne, Castelgaillard, Puyguilhem, Blaye, Bourg).\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🍇 July 1339: Bordeaux Resists\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>July 1339\u003C/strong>, the army lays siege before \u003Cstrong>Bordeaux\u003C/strong>. A gate is taken, but the town resists and the assailants are repulsed. Supplying such a large army becomes impossible: local resources are exhausted, and troops must be diverted for the Northern front.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The siege is lifted on \u003Cstrong>July 19, 1339\u003C/strong>: the campaign shows the limits of an occupation strategy in a space where logistics and local loyalties count as much as arms.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Points to Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>1338–1339: war in Aquitaine is first a war of sieges.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>John of Bohemia gains successes, but Bordeaux resists.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Logistics and multiple fronts force an end to the offensive.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"At the beginning of the conflict, Guyenne and Aquitaine are a central stake. Philip VI attempts to reduce English influence there through a strategy of sieges",1778543138454]