John Talbot
See also: Talbot (homonymy)
John Talbot (between 1384 and 1390, Blechmore, Shropshire - July 17th 1453, Castillon-the-Battles), baron Talbot, 1st Count de Shrewsbury and of Waterford, baron Furnival of swears uxoris , was one of the English chiefs at the time of the Guerre One hundred Year old.
He was the son of Richard Talbot, Baron Talbot of Goodrich Castle. He resulted from a family Normande originating in the Pays in Caux.
Military career
Still very young person it fights in Wales, in 1409 it is distinguished particularly with the seat from the castle from Harlech. In 1414, Henri V of England appoints it lieutenant in Ireland, but of the disagreements oppose it to the Duc of Ormonde. In 1419, it unloads in France where it takes part in many combat.
The shortly after the Siège of Orleans it ordered the English garrison of Beaugency, strong of 500 men. He became commander-in-chief of the English troops after the business of Jargeau, where Suffolk had been let take (1429). The June 18th 1429, it fought with Patay where it was captured by Xaintrailles, which returned it without ransom; it on soon occasion to use of the same courtesy with regard to its liberator.
It accepted successively the titles of count de Shrewshury, Wexford, Waterford in reward of its feats of arms. It reappeared in Guyenne in 1452, and occupied all the province quickly, but it lost the victory and the life with the Bataille of Castillon, close to Bordeaux (June 17th 1453).
In 1445 it was created Connétable of France by the king Henri VI of England.
The soldier
Contrary to its rival John Fastolf, he was a poor tactician. According to Thomas Basin, he was a courageous man, but if his military career is studied one realizes that he refused any combat with the enemy. The two battles which it delivered were a disaster: the battle of Patay and the battle of Castillon.
The name of Talbot caused a feeling of fear among French. The name of Talbot was pronounced by the mothers to frighten the disobedient children.
Sources
- Charles VII of Georges Little face;
See too
- Battle of Castillon
- its armorial bearings
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