Légende

Siege of La Rochelle, c1325-c1350. Trebuchets in action. These were a sort of catapult which were used to launch missiles, such as large stones, at the enemy. Here a round stone sails towards the defenders, who are throwing smaller stones at the attackers. The siege of La Rochelle of 1224 was the decisive engagement in the campaign between the Capetians and the Plantagenets for control of Poitou. From Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis, vol. 1.

Date

1325

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_358

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 38,4cm x 32,6cm / 4530 x 3855 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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