Jean de Beaugué, was a French soldier who served in Scotland in the 1540s, during the war of the

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. He wrote a memoir of the fighting which, first published in 1556, is still an important source for historians. Much of the book concerns the activities of the French commander in Scotland,

André de Montalembert André de Montalembert (1483–1553), Seigneur d' Essé, was a French nobleman and officer of the 16th century. As a young boy he fought in the Italian Wars. He was chosen by Francis I as one of his three brothers-in-arms in 1520 at the Field of the ...

, who is often called d'Esse in British histories. Beaugué describes the

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, fighting at

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, and the capture of James Wilford, an English officer,Book 1, Chapter 55. amongst many incidents. However, the text does not much refer to Beaugué, and little or nothing is known of him from other sources. Jean de Beaugué dedicated his book to

François de Montmorency François de Montmorency, Duc de Montmorency (17 July 1530 – 6 May 1579) was a French soldier, diplomat and peer who served as governor of Paris. He was Duke of Montmorency, Count of Dammartin, Baron of Châteaubriant and Lord of L'Isle-Ada ...

Editions

The full French title of the memoir translates as: "''The Story of the War of Scotland: Showing how the Kingdom was assailed and for the most part Occupied by the English and since rendered peacable to the Queen and brought to its Ancient Estate and Dignity''." Three 1556 Paris editions from different publisher book-sellers are known, all identical except for the title matter. * ''L'Histoire de la Guerre d'Ecosse'',

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, Paris (1556); and Estienne Groulleau, Paris (1556)
digitized Vincent Sertenas (1556) edition
from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
Charles Forbes de le Montalembert, ed., ''Histoire de la Guerre d'Ecosse'', Bordeaux (1862)

''Histoire de la Guerre d'Écosse pendant les campagnes 1548 et 1549'', Maitland Club, Edinburgh (1830)
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Patrick Abercromby Patrick Abercromby (1656) was a Scottish physician and antiquarian, noted for being physician to King James VII (II of England) and his fervent opposition to the Act of Union between Scotland and England. Early life Patrick Abercromby was ...

's English translation
''History of the Campaigns of 1548 and 1549'', (1707)

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