Battle of La Rochelle (1419)

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Battle of La Rochelle
Part of the Hundred Years' War
DateDecember 30, 1419
Location
Coast and Port of La Rochelle
47°16′00″N1°23′00″W / 47.2667°N 1.3833°W / 47.2667; -1.3833
Result Castilian victory
Belligerents
Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile Arms of Flanders.svg County of Flanders [1]
Hanse Lubeck.svg Hanseatic League
Commanders and leaders
Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg John II of Castile Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 ships captured [1] [2]

The naval Battle of La Rochelle 1419 took place between a Castilian and an allied Flemish-Hanseatic fleet. [3] [4] The Castillian victory resulted in their naval supremacy in the Bay of Biscay. but it also led to a protracted conflict with Flanders and the Hanseatic League, which ended in 1443 with further commercial concessions to Castile. [5] The battle was notable for the use of guns by the Castilian fleet.

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