Montlhéry - 16 juillet 1465 Normandie The inhabitants cheared enthusiastically at

The inhabitants cheared enthusiastically at him when he left the city in the morning of 17th Marc

soldiers in garrison

series and books have glorified their courage for decades and any relics related to that division is treasured

Avant et pendant la campagne de France

Montlhéry - 16 juillet 1465 Normandie The inhabitants cheared enthusiastically atBorn of a political crisis between the king and the great of the kingdom, The League of Public Good almost condemned King Louis XI. For nearly three years, this rebellion led by Charles of Burgundy, Franois II of Brittany and Charles de Berry, the king's own brother, swayed power. To oppose them, the king raised an army of the faithful (Normans, Savoyards, Dauphinois) and his famous prescription spears. During the Battle of Montlhry (July 16, 1465), a