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Bertrand du Guesclin (Motte de Broons, 1320 – Châteauneuf-de-Randon, 13 luglio 1380) è stato un condottiero francese del XIV secolo. Stemma di Bertrand
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.
Fu armato cavaliere nel 1356 alla difesa di Rennes. Nel 1364 conquistò le fortezze di Mantes e Menlau e vinse la battaglia di Cocherel, che permise al nuovo re Carlo V di giungere a Reims per l'incoronazione. In ricompensa fu fatto conte di Longueville e maresciallo di Normandia.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Du Guesclin, who was familiar with the roads and trails of eastern Brittany, was captain of a band of irregular troops that operated from the forest of Paimpont, a short distance west of Rennes. Du Guesclin’s band conducted hit-and-run attacks during the 1340s on Montfortian towns and castles in the region.
Bertrand du Guesclin. (c. 1320—1380) Quick Reference. ( c. 1320–80) French army commander and Constable of France from 1370. He attracted attention at the Siege of Rennes (1356–57) and was promoted by the regent, Charles V, to the office of Constable of France.
