Château de la Faigne

Château de la Faigne was a castle in Pays de la Loire, France.

History

An English force, led by Thomas de Grandison was defeated beneath the walls of the castle on 4 December 1370, by a French force led by Bertrand du Guesclin and Jean IV de Mauquenchy, during the Hundred Years' War.[1] Among the French casualties was the marshal, Arnoul d'Audrehem, who was mortally wounded. The English force was almost wiped out. Grandison, Philip Courtenay and Hugh Despenser, were captured.[2]

Citations

  1. Sumption 2009, pp. 89–91.
  2. Fowler 2001, p. 294.

References

  • Fowler, K. (2001). Medieval Mercenaries: The Great Companies. Vol. I. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0631158868.
  • Sumption, J. (2009). The Hundred Years' War: Divided Houses. Vol. III (paperback ed.). London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0571240128.

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