Château Gaillard: Defensive Strategy

Question 1

Château Gaillard: Defensive Strategy

Answer 1

• It was built hundreds of feet above the town of Les Andelys.
• It also had round walls.

Question 2

Château Gaillard: Defensive Strategy

Answer 2

At the time an enemy tactic was to tunnel under walls to cause castles to collapse and to use catapults to target angles on castle walls.

Question 3

Château Gaillard: Defensive Strategy

Answer 3

The height and shape of the walls meant it was much harder for Philip’s army to weaken, as the usual attacking strategies wouldn’t be successful.
→ Catapults wouldn’t weaken curved edges
→ They couldn’t dig underneath to weaken foundations.

Question 4

Château Gaillard: Defensive Strategy

Answer 4

Effective strategies that allowed Richard to defend, but also plan an attack