Chapter 6 - The Battle of Viscaya
General Montague (Later was he known by his part in Shakespeare's story about Romeo and Juliet, the Montagues and the Capulets) led his soldiers from Auvergne to Gascogne to meet with the soldiers in Gascogne.
Lord General Hugh of Lancaster arrived with the Royal English Navy, which had just defeated the Spanish Armada.
He landed in Gascogne and walked with his army to Navarre. Pamplona had early the year been attacked by Spanish and Portuguese soldiers. Hugh wanted to stop the siege of Pamplona once and for all.
The combined forces of the Iberian nations were defeated and Hugh of Lancaster paid a visit to his allies in Pamplona ensuring them of their undisputed sovereignty.
In the mean time had the Army of Gascogne and General Montague in command of the Army of Auvergne aboarded the Royal English Navy which sailed them to the coast of Galicia and Asturias. Here they landed and began sieges on those two provinces.
In April 1447 10.000 men from the Isles arrived in Viscaya were they began a siege immediately. Hugh had untill now been stationed in Pamplona to secure Naverre from more attacks.
Navarre was in no position to defend them selfs at this point. Navarre had not recovered from the wars and rebellions during the latest decades.
Hugh now advanced to Burgos were he laid siege.
In July 1447 Asturias was captured and General Montague went to capture Leon. In the same month the Basque king had gathered enough power to launch a succesful attack in Castilian land. Actually he just reinforced the English soldiers sieging Bilbao in Viscaya. Henry VI wanted to strenghten the Basque position in Iberia. So he ordered the general in command in Viscaya to leave the siege in the hands of the Basque.
The soldiers in Viscaya moved to Burgos to reinforce Hugh.
Late 1447 Castile was struck by rebellions. Andalusia and Porto fell to the rebels. And soon Salamanca aswell.
All the soldiers of Castile were busy in Andalusia, so the English troops faced nearly no resistance in the north.
Peace was made in 1448, Castile had to cede Galicia and Asturias to England and furthermore cede Viscaya to Navarre. King Henry VI was very pleased he couldn't have wanted more. Had he taken more he would've faced a new enemy either Aragon or Portugal.
And I got French culture and later I get Celtic. 
