The Hundred Years War

Overview

This campaign follows the long conflict between England and France, including the era of Joan of Arc. Its missions use French forces in battles, sieges and defensive operations.

Mission objectives

Read the scenario goals before expanding: some missions demand survival or the protection of named forces as well as defeating an opposing army.

Scenarios and mission guide

Select a scenario for its own page. Dates identify the historical setting used by the campaign.

Chivalry

• The Combat of the Thirty 1351

  A Breton engagement during the wider contest between French and English-aligned factions opens the campaign’s account of chivalric warfare.

• The Siege of Paris 1360

  French forces face the pressure of English campaigns as Paris becomes a central defensive concern.

Disorder

• France in Chaos 1364

  Bertrand du Guesclin’s forces confront disorder, raiding and instability inside France.

• The Battle of Pontvallain 1370

  French forces challenge English control in the Loire region in a turning point of the campaign’s middle years.

Desperation

• The Siege of Orléans 1429

  Jeanne d’Arc joins the effort to relieve Orléans and change the course of the French war effort.

• The Battle of Patay 1429

  The French pursuit after Orléans culminates in a major engagement at Patay.

Ascendancy

• Retake Normandy 1448

  French forces begin the campaign to recover English-held territory in Normandy.

• The Battle of Formigny 1450

  The French drive to end English power in Normandy reaches a decisive battle at Formigny.

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