Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Battle of Bauge and three related biographies

We begin the week with a greatly expanded article on the battle of Baugé, a Scottish victory during the Hundred Years War, but one that was fought on French soil.
Sir John Steward, lord of Darnley, was a member of a distant cadet branch of the house of Stewart who came to prominence during the Scottish involvement in the fighting in France during the 1420s.
John Steward, third earl of Buchan, was the second son of Robert Stewart, first duke of Albany (c.1340-1420), the de facto ruler of Scotland for most of the period from 1388 until his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Scottish army that serving in France from 1419, defeating an English army at Bauge in 1421.
Archibald Douglas, earl of Wigtown, fifth earl of Douglas and duke of Touraine, was a Scottish magnate and soldier who’s most significant military achievement was the Franco-Scottish victory at Baugé in 1421

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