Guillaume Boitel, was a knight and the faithful companion of the French knight

Bertrand Du Guesclin Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 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' Wa ...

. He was originally sent by king

Charles V of France Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...

to assist Du Guesclin during the Anglo-French war in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

and the

Breton War of Succession The War of the Breton Succession (, ) was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Sovereign Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was fought between 1341 and 12 April 1 ...

between Charles de Blois and Jean de Montfort (1363-1364). He followed Du Guesclin as his vanguard chief in Spain, helping

Henry II of Castile Henry II (13 January 1334 – 29 May 1379), called Henry of Trastámara or the Fratricidal (''el Fratricida''), was the first King of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. He became king in 1369 by defeating his half-brother Peter th ...

against his half-brother

Peter of Castile Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...

, with Breton, French and English warlords such as Hugh Calveley. He conquered Magallón and

Briviesca Briviesca is a municipality and a Spanish city located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, head of the judicial district of Briviesca, capital of the comarca of La Bureba and province of Burgos, autonomous community of Castile and León. Ac ...

. He was one of the French chiefs during the Battle of Montiel. In 1369, after the Spanish civil war, he returned to France some months before Du Guesclin, appointed as constable of France in March 1370, for new fights against the troops of king

Edward III of England Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring ...

References

{{Reflist * ''Chronique de Bertrand du Gueselin'' by Cuvelier, trouvère (minstrel), E. Charriere, 1839 * "Histoire de Bertrand du Guesclin, connestable de France et des royaumes de Léon, de Castille, de Cordoue et de Séville, duc de Molines, comte de Longueville", par messire Paul Hay, seigneur du Chastelet, édition à Paris, chez Jean Guignard 1666, conserved formerly in the imperial library of Vienna (Austria), page 70: feats (exploits) of Guillaume Boitel, siege and capture of

Valognes Valognes () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Geography Valognes is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula, southeast of Cherbourg. Valognes station has rail connections to Caen, Paris and Cherbourg. Histor ...

, page 346: la montre (military parade) of Guillaume Boitel, p. 201: Chandos, constable of Aquitaine, killed by Guillaume Boitel: " According to the common opinion, Chandos was killed by Guillaume Boitel. Stabbed, he exclaimed that he was dead, and his brother,outraged by the pain caused by this accident, ordered to cut the head of all the Frenchmen, but Chandos did not want so..." (original text: "l'opinion commune est que Chandos fut tué par Guillaume Boitel. Il s'écria en recevant le coup qu'il était mort, et son frère, outré de la douleur que cet accident lui causait, commanda que l'on coupast la teste à tous les François, mais Chandos ne le voulut pas...") 14th-century French people Medieval French knights