The King Who Expected an Easy Victory... and Ended the Day a Prisoner | Poitiers (1356)

#HundredYearsWar #MilitaryHistory #MedievalHistory 1356. South of Poitiers, France. King John II believes he has finally trapped the Black Prince. The French army is larger, Edward's men are exhausted, supplies are running low, and the road back to Gascony is threatened. Everything seems to point toward a French victory. Hours later, the French army is shattered—and the king of France is a prisoner. In this documentary, you'll discover: ⚔️ How the Black Prince became trapped by a much larger French army ⚔️ Why King John II rejected the chance to avoid battle ⚔️ How hedges, broken ground, and narrow approaches neutralized French numbers ⚔️ Why the first French attacks failed to break the Anglo-Gascon position ⚔️ How Edward turned defense into a sudden counterattack ⚔️ How a tiny flanking force helped collapse the French royal division ⚔️ How King John II was surrounded and captured on the battlefield Poitiers became one of the greatest English victories of the Hundred Years' War. A force of roughly six thousand men defeated an army more than twice its size, captured the French king, and plunged France into a political and financial crisis. 📌 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more legendary battles, medieval warfare, and military history documentaries from every era. #BattleOfPoitiers #Poitiers1356 #BlackPrince #KingJohnII #HundredYearsWar #MedievalWarfare #EnglishLongbow #FrenchKnights #HistoryDocumentary #RuinMarch