Qualla: Battle of Cravant https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:32 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/6/x/battle-of-cravant-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Cravant https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant Battle of Cravant: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. For three hours, two armies stared at each other across the river Yonne. Neither side wanted to attempt the crossing. The water was waist-deep, the current steady, and the 50-meter width offered ample time for archers to cut down anyone wading through. It was July 31, 1423, at the village of Cravant in Burgundy, and the fate of the Hundred Years' War's next chapter hung on whether anyone would be reckless enough to go first. Then the Scots began shooting, and Thomas Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, decided that the question had been answered for him.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/6/x/battle-of-cravant-wp/u06x-battle-of-cravant-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Cravant: An Infant King's War https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. The battle grew from a dynastic crisis. Henry V of England had won the Treaty of Troyes in 1420, gaining the right to occupy France north of the Loire and succeed to the French throne. But Henry died suddenly in 1422, leaving an infant -- Henry VI -- as king of both England and, ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/6/x/battle-of-cravant-wp/u06x-battle-of-cravant-an-infant-kings-war.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Cravant: Prayers in the Cathedral https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. Cravant's garrison sent a plea for help to the Dowager Duchess of Burgundy, who raised troops and appealed to England for support. English and Burgundian forces converged on Auxerre, arriving on July 29. That evening, the allied commanders gathered in Auxerre Cathedral for a coun...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/6/x/battle-of-cravant-wp/u06x-battle-of-cravant-prayers-in-the-cathedral.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Cravant: Crossing Under Fire https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. The allied army marched throughout July 30, sighting the enemy that evening about six kilometers short of Cravant. The next day, finding the Dauphinist position too strong for a direct assault, they crossed the Yonne and attempted a flanking approach. But the Franco-Scottish forc...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/u/0/6/x/battle-of-cravant-wp/u06x-battle-of-cravant-crossing-under-fire.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Cravant: The Scots Who Refused to Run https://qualla.com/battle-of-cravant/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. When the French troops broke and withdrew, the Scottish contingent refused to flee. They fought on at the bridgehead and along the riverbanks, and they were cut down by the hundreds. Between 1,200 and 3,000 Scots fell in the fighting. More than 2,000 prisoners were taken, includi...

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