Castillon-sur-Agen
Castillion-sur-Agen was a medieval castle in the commune of Bon-Encontre, near Agen in Aquitaine, France.
Built on the top of a small hill with sheer rock cliffs[1] (the plateau de Castillou), it was "fortified by both nature and artifice".[2] According to the 12th-century chronicler Robert of Torigny, Henry II of England besieged Castillion-sur-Agen in 1161. After just one week the garrison capitulated.[2] Roger of Howden recorded that nearly 15 years later, in 1175, the site was besieged by Prince Richard (later King Richard I of England), Henry II's son.[3] On this occasion the siege lasted two months; it was part of a campaign of repressing rebellious barons after the Revolt of 1173–1174. It was Richard's first successful siege.[4]
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Notes historiques du chanoine DURENGUES (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Warren 1978, pp. 231–232.
- ↑ Gillingham 2002, p. 52.
- ↑ Flori, pp. 41–42.
- Bibliography
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