When Louis VII of France besieged Dol in Brittany, Henry II crossed the Channel and marched with astonishing speed. Louis retreated on the approach of Henry without fighting. This lightning relief of Dol demonstrated Henry at his most capable and fundamentally disrupted the coordination between the French and English rebels.
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