The Battle of Chiset also known as the Battle of Chizai or Battle of Chizé was fought at

Chizé Chizé () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. In January 1973 it absorbed the former commune Availles-sur-Chizé,.English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

and

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forces during the

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. The French had laid siege to the town and the English sent a relief force. The French, led by

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, met the relief force and defeated it. It was the last major battle in the Valois campaign to recover the county of

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, which had been ceded to the English by the

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in 1360. The French victory put an end to English domination in the area.

References

* the article is partly based on the equivalent article on French Wikipedia Chiset Conflicts in 1373 1373 in England 1370s in France Hundred Years' War, 1369–1389 Military history of Nouvelle-Aquitaine History of Deux-Sèvres {{France-battle-stub