Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Battle of Auberoche/archive1

Blurb review

Pinging the nom and supporters, @Cplakidas, Maury Markowitz, Peacemaker67, CPA-5, and Tim riley: hi guys, this one was just promoted. Could three or four of you take a minute to read the following suggested TFA blurb, and feel free to make changes or ask questions? (The article lead was already the right length for a blurb; all I did was add "after" and lose "subsequently". But you're welcome to suggest other changes.) This vetting process seems to be working well so far. Thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 14:21, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

The Battle of Auberoche was fought on 21 October 1345 during the Gascon campaign of 1345 between an Anglo-Gascon force of 1,200 men under Henry, Earl of Derby, and a French army of 7,000 commanded by Louis of Poitiers. It was fought at the village of Auberoche near Périgueux in northern Aquitaine. At the time, Gascony was a territory of the English Crown and the Anglo-Gascon army included a large proportion of native Gascons. The battle resulted in a heavy French defeat and they suffered very high casualties, with their leaders killed or captured. The battle took place during the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. Along with the Battle of Bergerac earlier in the year, it marked a change in the military balance of power in the region after the French position collapsed. It was the first of a series of victories which would lead to Henry of Derby being called "one of the best warriors in the world" by a contemporary chronicler.