Siege of Limoges

Siege of Limoges
	Part of the Hundred Years' War
Date	September 1370
Location	Limoges, France45°50′07″N 1°15′45″E / 45.8353°N 1.2625°E
Result	English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of France
Commanders and leaders
Edward the Black Prince; John of Gaunt	John, Duke of Berry
Strength
3,200	140
Casualties and losses
	60 garrison killed; 300 civilians killed; 200 captured (undifferentiated)

The town of Limoges had been under English control but in August 1370 it surrendered to the French, opening its gates to the Duke of Berry. The siege of Limoges was laid by the English army led by Edward the Black Prince in the second week in September. On 19 September, the town was taken by storm, followed by much destruction and the deaths of numerous civilians. The sack effectively ended the Limoges enamel industry, which had been famous across Europe, for around a century.

^ Sumption, Jonathan (2009). Divided Houses. Vol. The Hundred Years War III. London: Faber & Faber. pp. 79–84. ISBN 9780571240128.
^ Barber, Richard (1978). Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: a biography of the Black Prince. London: Allen Lane. p. 224. ISBN 0-7139-0861-0.
^ Sumption (2009), p. 83.

[1] Sumption, Jonathan (2009). Divided Houses. Vol. The Hundred Years War III. London: Faber & Faber. pp. 79–84. ISBN 9780571240128.

[Barber_1978_224-2] Barber, Richard (1978). Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: a biography of the Black Prince. London: Allen Lane. p. 224. ISBN 0-7139-0861-0.

[:83-3] Sumption (2009), p. 83.

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