Friday, May 8, 2020

100 years war Knights/Chevaliers and squires/écuyers I

French Knights and Squires 100YW

For the last 10 years I have been researching  Knights/Chevaliers and Squires/écuyers of the 100 years war, pulling information from all over the place, the last two months since the lockdown I have been pulling this all together specifically for Chevaliers and écuyers of Maine for the eleven local battles within 100klm, plus the 50 odd sieges.

My main focus to start with will be the French army from Baugé to Verneuil, concentrating first on the Chevaliers and écuyers locally, plus adding Bretons and Anjou Armagnac, Scottish, plus the opposing English and Burgundian and Normans, plus mercenary units up to Orleans and the campaign for the recovery of Normandy in the west, . I expect these armies to be more than 400 figures when completed.

I intend to predominately use perry plastics and a number of metals plus resort my old Glory army into late and early.

Wish me luck!

Kicking off with some Perry plastics for Chevaliers and Écuyers who fought at La Brossinière.

The battlefield tour can be found here https://www.lhoteldeherce.fr/product-page/100-years-war-holiday

Pierre de Montdoucet, écuyer, seigneur de la Greve, et Le chateau Cormier, at Baugé and La Brossinière. 


 Pedro Jordan Pierre de Panhard, écuyer banneret, seigneur de la motte-Juvigne, present at Baugé, La Brossinière and Verneuil. Company commander at La Brossinière.



 Étienne d'Aubert, écuyer, seigneur de Draumerie et de Frétigne. Captain de chateau de Saint-Ouyen. At la Brossinière  in Andre de Locheac company, at Baugé in Guy de Laval company.



 Raoul de Percy, écuyer, seigneur de Soulles, de Courteille. In the company of Beaumont at La Brossinière




 Jean de Trochon, écuyer, seigneur de Valette, et la Fauvellière. At la Brossinière, in the company of Pierre Michel at Vitré.



 Jacque de Mathefelon, Chevalier, seigneur de Mathefelon, chateau Durtal, de Lancheneil, Nuillé-sur-Vicoin. At Baugé, La Brossinière, and Verneuil.




Cheers
Matt

20 comments:

Bedford said...

Excellent brushwork Matt.

If it's ever safe for me to go out of the house again I'll have to pop over the Channel and check it all out.

Cyrus said...

Excellent work Matt, that's a big project good luck!

Bluewillow said...

Cheers mate, that would be fantastic!

Bluewillow said...

Cheers Mick, it has been a long time in the planning

Michal DwarfCrypt said...

Excellent work!

Bluewillow said...

Thank you Michal

Ray Rousell said...

Great looking troops Matt, I'm glad Posties got 25mm HYW figures already, I don't fancy painting up all the heraldry!!

Bluewillow said...

lol Ray, I already have a heap of old glory, but now getting serious with actual chaps involved, old glory will be either repurposed or sold I think.

Cheers
Matt

Dmitry Svidlo said...

Very nice! I believe Perry miniatures are going to work fine. Good choice 👍

roma912 said...

Great start to an interesting project. Naming the Chevaliers adds to the depthbof this project showing your research is well placed.

Looking forward to seeing more in the future.

Cheers, Ross

Bluewillow said...

Thank you Dmitry, they are lovely figures

Bluewillow said...

10 years of research pulled together, I will possibly release pamphlets for each battle and the knight and squires present in both sides with references, I big to do though to pull that together.

Cheers
Matt

Jonathan Freitag said...

Your work looks great and this is a fine start to your project.

Bluewillow said...

Cheers Johnathon

Gonsalvo said...

All looking very good, Matt. What is the device (or/yellow) on the surcoat of Étienne d'Aubert?

Bluewillow said...

Thank you, a carpenters mallet, probably should do some more work on it

painterman said...

These are great Matt - I need to do some mounted French knights (with Patay in mind) and so will use this heraldry as reference. All the best, Simon

Bluewillow said...

Ok, lots more to come Simon

Mike Vella said...

Off to a good start I see! Fine work Matt!

Bluewillow said...

Cheers Mike