The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 05 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countriesMonstrelet, Enguerrand de
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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 05 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
The duke of Burgundy, on coming back to the field of battle, collected
his men, and caused the bodies of those to be carried off who had
fallen in the engagement, particularly that of the lord de Viefville.
Although all the nobles and great lords who had remained with the
duke of Burgundy behaved most gallantly, I must especially notice the
conduct of John Villain, who had that day been made a knight. He was a
nobleman from Flanders, very tall and of great bodily strength, and was
mounted on a good horse, holding a battle-axe in both hands. Thus he
pushed into the thickest part of the battle, and, throwing the bridle
on his horse's neck, gave such blows on all sides with his battle-axe
that whoever was struck was instantly unhorsed and wounded past
recovery.
In this way he met Poton de Saintrailles, who, after the battle was
over, declared the wonders he did, and that he got out of his reach as
fast as he could.
When the duke had collected his men, and had caused the dead to
be inspected and stripped, he returned to Abbeville, where he was
joyously received, with those of the Dauphinois who had been made
prisoners,--namely, the lord de Conflans, Louis d'Offemont, sir Gilles
de Gamaches, his brother Louis, sir Louis de Thiembronne, Poton de
Saintrailles, the marquis de Serre, his brother de Saint-Saulieu, Sir
Regnault de Fontaines, Sauvage de la Riviere, John de Proisy, governor
of Guise, sir Raoul de Gaucourt, sir John de Rogan, Bernard de St
Martin, John de Joigny, the lord de Mommor, John de Verselles, le bourg
de la Hire, Yvon de Puys, John de Sommam, Hervé Dourdis, and others, to
the amount of one hundred and six score.
There were left dead on the field, of both parties, from four to
five hundred men; but it was thought only from twenty to thirty were
Burgundians, and chiefly belonging to the lord de Viefville and John
lord of Mailly. Those of note slain of the Dauphinois were sir Peter
d'Argensy lord of Ivry, Charles de Saint-Saulieu, Galhaut d'Aarsy,
Thibaut de Gerincourt, sir Corbeau de Rieux, sir Sarrasin de Beaufort,
Robinet de Verseilles, Guillaume du Pont, the bastard de Moy, and many
other gentlemen, to the above amount.
The prisoners made and carried off by the Dauphinois were sir Colart
de Commines, sir Guillain de Halluyn, the lord de Sailly en Hernaise,
Lamon de Lannoy, and some others. In this engagement, sir John de
Luxembourg, from his too great eagerness at the onset, was made
prisoner by a man at arms called le Mouse, and carried away to some
distance, but he was rescued by a party of his own and the duke's men.
He was, however, very badly wounded on the face and across his nose. In
like manner was the lord de Humbercourt taken, wounded and rescued.
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