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Battle of Varey

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Guigues arrival, supported by Genevans, took the Savoyards by surprise and forced them to prepare hastily for battle, which predominantly took place between the cavalry. A Burgundian charge was repulsed and forced back to the Savoyard camp, where, with the assistance of the Varey garrison, the camp
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Edward, supported by Robert of Burgundy, Count of Tonnerre assembled a large force equipped with siege engines, besieged the castle, and proceeded to bombard it. The defenders eventually negotiated a ceasefire, promising to surrender in 10 days time, and meanwhile sent an urgent message to the
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Guigues did not properly exploit his success in the battle and the relationship between the two houses carried on much as before, draining both financially. Hostilities only came to an end after a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1355.
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was overwhelmed. Edward and his followers fled to the nearby castle of Pont d'Ain, leaving their camp to be pillaged. Robert of Burgundy and Guichard, Sire of Beaujeu, were taken prisoner, as well as
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The Counts of Savoy and the Dauphins of Viennois had been almost consistently engaged in disputes and hostilities for some 50 years. When
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Article partly based on a translation of the equivalent article on French Knowledge (XXG)
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European Medieval Tactics (2): New Infantry, New Weapons 1260-1500
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as part of an ongoing war between the two neighbouring provinces.
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took place on 7 August 1325 in what is now the commune of
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Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
46°00′28″N 5°25′31″E / 46.00778°N 5.42528°E / 46.00778; 5.42528
Dauphiné
Savoy
Guigues VIII
Edward, Count of Savoy
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Ain
Count of Savoy
Dauphin of Viennois
Guigues VIII
Edward, Count of Savoy
John I, Count of Auxerre
Categories
Battles involving France
Battles of the Middle Ages
Conflicts in 1325

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