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Bertrand du Guesclin (Breton: Beltram Gwesklin; c. 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War.
Bertrand du Guesclin, né vers 1320 a au château de la Motte-Broons, à Broons près de Dinan, et mort le 13 juillet 1380 devant Châteauneuf-de-Randon (actuel département de la Lozère ), est un noble breton, connétable de France et de Castille, personnage majeur de la première partie de la guerre de Cent Ans .
Bertrand du Guesclin was a national French hero, an outstanding military leader during the early part of the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453). After attaining the highest military position as constable of France in 1370, he brilliantly used the strategy of avoiding set battles with the English until.
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May 16, 2019 · The man most responsible for this reversal was a Breton knight of obscure origins but near infinite courage: Bertrand du Guesclin. An artist’s impression of what du Guesclin as he might have appeared during his tenure as Constable of France c.1370-80.
Logis Tiphaine Museum. Historic house of Knight Bertrand du Guesclin, constable of the armies of the King of France (14th century) and his wife Tiphaine de Raguenel, a famous astrologer who used to foretell the destiny of the world in the stars.
Constable of France. 2 October 1369: Charles V of France presents the sword Joyeuse to the Constable Bertrand du Guesclin; miniature by Jean Fouquet. The Constable of France ( French: Connétable de France, from Latin comes stabuli for ' count of the stables') was lieutenant to the King of France, the first of the original five Great Officers ...
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On October 2, 1370, du Guesclin became the top military commander in France. Bertrand du Guesclin’s effigy at Saint-Denis Basilica in Paris, where he is buried. With added resources and greater authority, du Guesclin launched a winter campaign against his English adversaries in northwest France.
