The Mad war/ Guerre folle 1485-1488 gendarmes

[Patrice]

Next unit completed English Longbow

Those from Isle of Wight I suppose.

[bluewillow]

Those from Isle of Wight I suppose.

Yes of course! I have written a little story about them on my blog


Cheers
Matt

[HappyChappy439]

Thanks for sharing! And thanks for the writeup on the blog as well, I had no idea about the Isle of Wight involvement in the war!

[bluewillow]

Yes, of the the 440 odd men who left with Edward Woodville only one returned, his write up will come in about a week.

Cheers
Matt

[Patrice]

A picture of me (from a local newspaper) on St-Aubin-du-Cormier battlefield, in re-enactor clothes with "salade" helmet and sword and the Breton black cross sewn on my tabard, explaining this battle to visitors... I think it was ± 20 years ago.

[bluewillow]

A picture of me (from a local newspaper) on St-Aubin-du-Cormier battlefield, in re-enactor clothes with "salade" helmet and sword and the Breton black cross sewn on my tabard, explaining this battle to visitors... I think it was ± 20 years ago.

Nice Patrice, love it!

Do you live nearby? I was hoping to visit the battlefield again for more photos before the 2nd lockdown for my blog article about the battle.

I will be publishing it in about week on my blog for the 100th blog post for the year.

I know we chatted on TMP before about the battle, I found two very interesting documents this week that solved a few question I had about the French artillery and some of the Breton nobles taken hostage or killed at the battle.

If you gave any useful pictures send me a email please.

Cheers
Matt

[Patrice]

Do you live nearby?

I found two very interesting documents this week that solved a few question I had about the French artillery and some of the Breton nobles taken hostage or killed at the battle.

I was living in St-Malo at the time (I mean 20 years ago, not in 1488) but now I'm in western Brittany.

I'll be interested to read your next artices on this subject!

[bluewillow]

another unit of Breton archers completed



cheers
Matt

[commissarmoody]

Looking good! 

[bluewillow]

Thanks mate more coming today

[bluewillow]

The first of my Swiss mercenary units for the Guerre Folle (Mad War), 4000 Swiss fought at the battle of Saint Aubin du Cormier, in 12 companies. I am not certain what the mix in each company was but crossbow and arquebusier were both present along with pike and halberdiers.



cheers
Matt

[Atheling]

lovely work Matt 

....and a very interesting project 

[bluewillow]

Another Breton unit off the table for my Breton army for the Mad War. The Breton Ordnance companies were required to have one Archer (crossbow, longbowman, or spearman) per every 10 hearths. In 1488 less than 20 per cent mustered, mostly because the French Army invaded during the harvest season. Some of the northern Arrie ban did muster from the city of Rennes and the border marches( Vitré, Dol and St Malo was occupied by French) and the Comte de Laval sided with the French, and many of the Marcher lords of Maine and Brittany owed fealty to both sides and did not even take part on either side.




Cheers
Matt

[Atheling]

Blinkin' eck! That was fast! 

Lovely work as per Matt 

[bluewillow]

Blinkin' eck! That was fast! 

Lovely work as per Matt 

I have another six units close behind, mostly MAA, with one or two in heraldry per unit.

Cheers
Matt