[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch17z3-du-guesclin-and-a-new-way-of-war:es":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":7,"titleEs":6,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","Plena Edad Media","High Middle Ages","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},"p5ch17","Carlos V el Sabio: reconquista, Estado y Cisma de Occidente (1364–1380)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch17z3","Du Guesclin and a New Way of War","\u003Cp>Under Charles V, France sought less “glorious battle” and more gradual territorial recovery. This strategy relied on captains suited to attritional warfare, and \u003Cstrong>Bertrand du Guesclin\u003C/strong> became its emblem.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚔️ 1364: Cocherel as Foundational Victory\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Early in the reign, Du Guesclin played a decisive role against \u003Cstrong>Charles II of Navarre\u003C/strong>. Victory at \u003Cstrong>Cocherel\u003C/strong> (May 16, 1364) secured Normandy, opened the road to coronation, and undermined the idea that a prince could wage private war against the crown.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The monarchy also sent a legal-political signal: French fighters captured on the Navarrese side could be treated as traitors, not merely ransomable foes in feudal conflict.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🛡️ Avoiding the English Trap\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>After Crecy and Poitiers, Charles V rejected unfavorable pitched battle. His priorities were:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>refusing bad engagements;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>retaking strongholds;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>pressuring supply lines.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏰 Reconquest Through Sieges and Garrisons\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>War became territorial: controlling a fortress meant controlling roads, bridges, taxation, and regional movement. Du Guesclin and other captains coordinated sieges, raids, and harassment operations.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From Mercenary Threat to Military Resource\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Mercenary companies could devastate the realm, but they were also a reservoir of fighters. The key was to discipline and employ them. Paid war expanded, reducing anarchic violence while increasing financial demands.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 To Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Charles V bet on strategy and duration.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Route and fortress control mattered more than decisive field battles.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Under Charles V, France sought less “glorious battle” and more gradual territorial recovery. This strategy relied on captains suited to attritional warfare,",1777502702043]