Bascot de Mauléon
Bascot de Mauléon was a
and Brigand of the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century.In 1363, after the
groups of mercenaries
left without employment by the end of hostilities.
His troops attacked
plundered Burgundy. He took part in the Battle of Brignais where troops raised by the king were routed due to the betrayal of the Archpriest.[2]
Froissart[3] tells the story that Mauléon had a lady love in Anse. However, another Bandit leader named Limousin also obtained the favors of this beautiful woman. The chronicle recounts that Mauléon attacked Limousin (caught in the Act) who fled the city naked. Limousin; however, latter ambushed, Mauléon on 2 May 1365.
References
- ^ Françoise Autrand, Charles V, Fayard 1994, p. 499
- ^ Froissart's Chronicles
- ^ Froissart's Chronicles
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