Chevauchée

A chevauchée (French for "promenade" or "horse charge", depending on context) was a method in medieval warfare for weakening the enemy, focusing mainly on wreaking havoc, burning and pillaging enemy territory, in order to reduce the productivity of a region; as opposed to siege warfare or wars of conquest. The chevauchée could be used as a way of forcing an enemy to fight, or as a means of discrediting the enemy's government and detaching his subjects from their loyalty. This usually caused a massive flight of refugees to fortified towns and castles, which would be untouched by the chevauchée.
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n. cavalcade, ride

v. overlap; straddle, astride

A common war-tactic of the 14th century, a sort of slash-and-burn attack centering on the economic production of a region, designed to force the opponent to engage. The English used such tactics during the Hundred Years War against France and Spain, often with devastating effects on the citizenry, but with questionable strategic gains.

A burn and slash kind of war where the enemy army was lured to the field to protect the economic vitality of a region. It was used with great effect by the English under Edward III and the Black Prince during the Hundred Years War .