After his arrival at La Réole on Wednesday 2 December the prince held a council to take stock of events and plan for the coming months. The chevauchée of the last two months had laid waste the lands of Armagnac, and in going beyond Toulouse had brought fire, pillage and destruction to parts of France that had previously been spared the direct ravages of the war. From the Anglo-Gascon viewpoint the immediate benefits were evident in the form of considerable financial rewards. The booty was said to have been sufficient to fill around a thousand carts, and there were ransoms to be collected for prisoners taken.

Of great importance was the financial impact on the French king's ability to wage war. The direct impact was the reduced tax base of the region as a result of the devastation caused during the chevauchée. In his letter to the bishop of Winchester at Christmas Sir John Wingfield gave his assessment that the devastated area normally accounted for more than half of the revenue raised in France for King Jean.