Verneuil, battle of Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
..., battle of , 1424 . The first task of John , duke of Bedford , regent for the infant Henry VI , was to preserve Henry V 's gains in France. In the summer of 1424 he began a campaign to conquer Anjou and Maine, but was confronted at Verneuil on 17 August by a superior French force, under the command of two Scots, the earl of Buchan, recently made constable of France, and Archibald, earl of Douglas, veteran campaigner of Henry IV 's reign. English archers repeated their success at Agincourt , nine years earlier. Buchan and Douglas were both...
Verneuil, battle of (1424) Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., battle of , 1424 . The first task of John, duke of Bedford , regent for the infant Henry VI , was to preserve and, if possible, extend Henry V ’s gains in France. In the summer of 1424 he began a campaign to conquer Anjou and Maine, but was confronted at Verneuil on 17 August by a superior French force, under the command of two Scots, the earl of Buchan , recently made constable of France, and Archibald, earl of Douglas , veteran campaigner of Henry IV’s reign. English archers repeated their success at Agincourt , nine years earlier. Buchan and...
Verneuil, Battle of Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
..., Battle of The battle of Verneuil was fought on 17 August 1424 just outside the town of Verneuil in southwest Normandy. An Anglo-Norman force of eight thousand men defeated a numerically superior force of French, Spanish, Scots, and Lombards of between fourteen and sixteen thousand. The English were led by John, Duke of Bedford, the regent of France for his nephew, King Henry VI , and Thomas Montague , Earl of Salisbury, while the French were led by Jean d’Harcourt, Count of Aumâle. The Scottish contingent was commanded by Archibald Douglas, Fourth...
battle of Verneuil
Archibald Douglas
Battle of Frétéval
Jean de Bueil
3rd earl of Buchan, John Stewart
Dunois, Jean, Count of
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of [S], lord of Galloway and Annandale, duke of Touraine (1372–1424) Reference library
Norman Macdougall
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
...4th earl of [S], lord of Galloway and Annandale, duke of Touraine ( c. 1372–1424 ) . Son and heir of Archibald ‘the Grim’, 3rd earl of Douglas [S], and later nicknamed ‘the Tyneman’ (the Loser), perhaps because of his participation in so many battles on the losing side ( Homildon , 1402 ; Shrewsbury , 1403 ; Verneuil , 1424 ), in the process losing his liberty, various parts of his anatomy, and ultimately his life. Earl Archibald was none the less a magnate of immense power and influence, the dominating force in southern Scotland and one of the...
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of ([S]) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
...army, Douglas was killed in battle against John , duke of Bedford 's forces at Verneuil ( August 1424...
Jean de Bueil (1406−1477) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
...educating the new generation of knights and military leaders. But, after having successfully led many campaigns, fallen out of favor at the court, and witnessed the building of a new army in which he was no longer needed, Jean de Bueil also wished to expose the shortcomings of the French nobility. [ See also Charles VII of France ; Dunois, Jean, Count of ; Hundred Years’ War ; Joan of Arc ; La Hire ; Orléans, Siege of ; Patay, Battle of ; Rouen, Siege of (1449) ; Rouvray, Battle of ; and Verneuil, Battle of . Bibliography Jean de Bueil . Le...
Dunois, Jean, Count of (1402–1468) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
...to Louis XI’s service, but he joined the League of the Public Weal against the king in 1464 . The following year, however, he was reconciled with Louis and became president of the Council of Thirty-Six. Dunois died in 1468 , leaving his son by his second marriage, François d’Orléans-Longueville, as his heir. [ See also Agincourt, Battle of ; Baugé, Battle of ; Charles VII of France ; Crevant, Battle near ; Joan of Arc ; La Hire ; Orléans, Siege of ; Rouvray, Battle of ; Verneuil, Battle of ; and Xaintrailles, Jean Poton de .] Bibliography...
Frétéval, Battle of Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
...Battle of The battle of Frétéval ( 4 July 1194 ) was the second dramatic defeat suffered by Philip II of France against Richard the Lionheart of England, newly returned from captivity and determined to recover the Continental strongholds and territories that Philip had been taking by diplomacy and force during Richard’s absence. Coming just thirty-seven days after a precipitous flight from Verneuil, the rout at Frétéval confirmed that, despite his previous momentum and new resources, Philip Augustus was now overmatched in the field against his former...
La Hire Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
...Wrath”) because of his unpredictable temper, was born in Gascony. Despite his non-noble birth, he rose to be one of the leading French captains of the later Hundred Years’ War by virtue of his professionalism, personal prowess, and ruthlessness. His principal skill, however, was maintaining his army in the field by banditry and pillage. Vignolles had joined the service of the Dauphin, later Charles VII , by 1418 , and in 1421 he was captured by the Burgundians. He was soon released and was present at the battles of Baugé and Verneuil, and in October...
Henry II (1133–1189) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
... has recently been challenged. He generally besieged castles and fortified towns or used otherwise confrontational actions to goad his oppo-nents into combat. The results included victories (Wales, 1157 ; Avranches, 1173 ), nonactions (Wallingford, 1153 ; Châteauroux, 1187 ), defeats (Wales, 1165 ), or skirmishes against retiring rear-guards (Chênebrun, 1168 ; Verneuil, 1173 ). Other campaigns sought the demolition or relief of enemy and allied fortifications, respectively. His rapidity of movement and delegation of command often gave him advantage ...
Bontemps, Pierre (c.1512) Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art
...1512 ; d Verneuil- sur-Oise , c. 1570 ). French sculptor . He was one of the foremost French sculptors of the 16th century, along with his contemporary Jean Goujon. He was probably a native of Sens and may have been responsible for the four marble bas-reliefs ( c. 1534 ; Sens, Palais Synodal) illustrating events from the life of Cardinal Duprat, Archbishop of Sens, that once decorated the base of the sarcophagus of the archbishop's tomb. These share many stylistic characteristics with Bontemps's documented reliefs decorating the base of the tomb of Francis...
archers Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Military History
...of his cavalry against the bristling Scottish schiltroms , the great victories of Dupplin Moor ( 1332 ) and Halidon Hill ( 1333 ) against the Scots were won by adopting a strong defensive position in which the archers were protected by dismounted knights, who only charged after the former had winnowed the enemy. This system was then used to great effect against the French throughout the Hundred Years War , from the battles of Morlaix ( 1342 ) and Crécy ( 1346 ), to Poitiers ( 1359 ), Agincourt ( 1415 ), and Verneuil ( 1424 ). The proportion of...
Charles VII of France (1403–1461) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
...Charles took the title of king. The years 1422–1429 were marked by struggles for influence between Armagnacs, Angevins and “Richemonts” (Arthur of Brittany, earl of Richmond, Constable of France in 1425 ). Charles VII's army defeated at Verneuil in 1424 , could hardly defend the approaches to the Loire. Joan of Arc , after delivering Orléans from the besieging English, took Charles to Reims where he was consecrated on 17 July 1429 . The French were now sure that the “true king of France ” was Charles VII and not Henry VI , whom the English...
Lancaster, House of Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
...greatest victory, the battle of Verneuil ( 17 Aug 1424 ), was second only to Agincourt in the eyes of contemporaries. His court and the magnificence of his state as regent were crucial to the prestige and apparent stability of the English presence in France. ‘Bedford was always building’ ( Journal d’un Bourgeois de Paris; 15th century ). Surviving building works in England may include the Buckingham wing, Penshurst, Kent, and elements from Fulbrook Castle, reused at Compton Wynyates, Warwicks. Bedford’s many palaces and castles in France and Normandy are...
