Siege of Chantelle (761)
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Pepin the Short |
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The Siege of Chantelle was a Frankish siege of the Aquitanian fortress of Chantelle in 761 during the . The Frankish army under King Pepin the Short took the fortress in battle. Pepin's army went on to Limoges, laying waste to the province.
Prelude[]
In 761, King Pepin the Short of Francia took the fortified towns of Bourbon and Clermont and devastated and looted the Duchy of Aquitaine.[1][2]
Siege[]
During the campaign, the fort of Chantelle was taken in battle, according to the Royal Frankish Annals.[3][1]
Aftermath[]
Many other castles in Auvergne surrendered to Pepin without a fight during the campaign.[1] Pepin proceeded as far as Limoges, burning and looting the province.[4] The conquest and destruction of Auvergne was now complete.[4]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c Petersen 2013, p. 729.
- ^ Bachrach 1974, p. 9.
- ^ Royal Frankish Annals 1970, pp. 43–44.
- ^ a b Petersen 2013, p. 730.
Bibliography[]
- Bachrach, Bernard (1974). "Military Organization in Aquitaine under the Early Carolingians". Speculum. 49 (1): 1–33. doi:10.2307/2856549. JSTOR 2856549. S2CID 162218193.
- Petersen, Leif Inge Ree (2013). Siege Warfare and Military Organization in the Successor States (400-800 AD): Byzantium, the West and Islam. Leiden: Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-25199-1.
- Royal Frankish Annals (1970). Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories. Translated by Scholz, B.W. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-06186-0.
Categories:
- Sieges involving Francia
- 760s conflicts
- 761
- 8th century in Francia