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- By the time Talbot was a teenager he was fighting in wars. He most likely fought in the Battle of Shrewsbury for King Henry IV against the Percy family of the north and established himself in the Welsh wars that were continuously going on through most of Henry IV's reign.
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John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, KG (c. 1387 – 17 July 1453), known as "Old Talbot", was an English nobleman and a noted military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was the most renowned in England and most feared in France of the English captains in the last stages of the conflict.
John spent most of the rest of his life fighting in France to maintain English control of land granted to Henry VI by the Treaty of Troyes (1420). After the death of Bedford, Talbot was appointed Marshal of France with particular responsibility for the eastern areas including Gascony and Bordeaux.
Jun 2, 2023 · Amidst the tumultuous upheaval of the Hundred Years’ War, Talbot emerged as a towering figure, striking terror into the hearts of the French. His valor and military prowess became the stuff of legends, echoed in the hallowed plays of Shakespeare.
- Robbie Mitchell
The day after the battle, Jean Bureau besieged the castle with his artillery, and the defenders surrendered on 19 July, becoming prisoners of war. [7] With Talbot's death and the destruction of his army, English authority in Gascony eroded and the French retook Bordeaux on 19 October. [2]
- 17 July 1453
- French victoryEnd of the Hundred Years’ War
Matters at last looked so serious that in 1414 the king sent over an able and active military rnan as lord lieutenant, Sir John Talbot Lord Furnival, subsequently earl of Shrewsbury, who became greatly distinguished in the French wars.
Talbot was the most feared in France of the English captains in the last stages of the Hundred Years War. Having fought briefly under Henry V, he returned to France in 1427, where he served until his death at Castillon in 1453.
