Battle of Cocherel
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The Battle of Cocherel was fought on 16 May 1364 between the forces of Charles V of France and the forces of Charles II of Navarre under the command of Bertrand du Guesclin, over the succession to the
Bataille de Cocherel, 16 mai 1364 (oil on canvas by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1839) depicts Jean de Grailly surrendering to Bertrand du Guesclin
Battle of Cocherel (painting between c. 1380 and 1392)
Bertrand du Guesclin
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Bertrand du Guesclin, 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. Fro
Battle of Cocherel
…fought on 16 May 1364 between the forces of Charles V of France and the forces of Charles II of Navarre (known as Charles the Bad) under the command of Bertrand du Guesclin, over the succession to the Kingdom of France. The result was a French victory. The French crown had been at odds with Navarre (near southern Gascony…
Head detail of Bertrand du Guesclin's gisant (tomb effigy) in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in northern Paris, sculpted during the last quarter of the 14th century. The effigy was commissioned after du Guesclin's death by King Charles V of France
Guesclin at the Battle of Cocherel, by Charles-Philippe Larivière (1839)
Miniature of du Guesclin being made Constable of France by Charles V, in the 15th-century Chronique de Bertrand du Guesclin
Death of Bertrand du Guesclin, by Jean Fouquet