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. I. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0631158868.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Sumption, J. (2009). The Hundred Years' War: Divided Houses. III (paperback ed.). London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0571240128.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)