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| | Guesclin, Bertrand du (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | He fought in many battles (1359-63), being twice taken prisoner, and won a major victory at Cocherel in May 1364, defeating the troops of Charles II the Bad, king of Navarre, and taking prisoner Jean de Grailly, captal de Buch, an ally of the English. |
 | | He suffered a severe loss at Auray in September 1364, being taken prisoner after Charles, duc de Blois, whom he was supporting in the War of the Breton Succession, was killed. |
 | | In 1366 and in 1369 he led the compagnies (bands of mercenaries) into Spain to aid Henry of Trastámara, bastard half brother of Peter I the Cruel, king of Castile, in his attempt to overthrow Peter. |
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