Conflict: | Battle of La Rochelle |
Partof: | the Hundred Years' War |
Date: | December 30, 1419 |
Place: | Coast and Port of La Rochelle |
Coordinates: | 47.2667°N -1.3833°W |
Result: | Castilian victory |
Combatant1: | Crown of Castile |
Combatant2: | County of Flanders[1] Hanseatic League |
Commander1: | John II of Castile |
Commander2: | Unknown |
Casualties2: | 40 ships captured[2] |
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The naval Battle of La Rochelle of 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.