[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":22},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p6ch3z3-du-guesclin-and-a-new-way-of-war:es":3},{"period":4,"chapter":12,"zoom":15},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":7,"titleEs":6,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":8,"covers":9},"p6","La Guerra de los Cien Años","The Hundred Years' War","1328 → 1461",[10],{"filename":11,"url":11},"COMTE_Pierre-Charles_Sacre_de_Charles_VII_Huile_sur_toile.jpg",{"id":13,"title":14},"p6ch3","Carlos V el Sabio: reconquista, Estado y Cisma de Occidente (1364–1380)",{"id":16,"title":17,"chapterId":13,"html":18,"hasEn":19,"isFallback":20,"seoDescription":21},"p6ch3z3","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,",1782343352629]