The Battle of Pontvallain , part of the Hundred Years War, took place in the Sarthe region of north-west France on 4 December 1370, when a French army under Bertrand du Guesclin heavily defeated an English force which had broken away from an army commanded by Sir Robert Knolles. The French numbered 5,200 men, and the English force was approximately the same size.
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Sir Robert Knolles’ chevauchée through northern France between August and December 1370 is arguably the most fascinating English expedition of the fourteenth century.
Battle of Pontvallain. The Battle of Pontvallain, part of the Hundred Years' War, took place in the Sarthe region of north-west France on 4 December 1370, when a French army under Bertrand du Guesclin heavily defeated an English force which had broken away from an army commanded by Sir Robert Knolles. The French numbered 5,200 men, and the ...
Sir Robert Knolles or Knollys (c. 1325 – 15 August 1407) was an important English knight of the Hundred Years' War, who, operating with the tacit support of the crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III. His methods, however, earned him infamy as a freebooter and a ravager: the ruined gables of burned buildings came to ...
Knollys, the name of an English family descended from Sir Thomas Knollys (d. 1435), Lord Mayor of London. Robert Knollys, or Knolles (d. 1521), a courtier in the service and favour of Henry VII and Henry VIII. (Wikipedia) Robert Knollys, or Knolles, (died 1521) was an English courtier in the service and favour of...
The test came almost immediately when Sir Robert Knolles launched a large raid into the Île de France and devastated the countryside up to the gates of Paris in September 1370. From his palace, Charles V could even see the rising smoke of burning villages, but he still refused to engage in battle.
At the top was the king, commanding men in peace as he did in war. He had the right to summon men for war, lead them in battle and punish them for failing to serve. His presence on the battlefield could be a huge motivator, as for the English at Agincourt in 1415.
Knolles’s appointment as one of the four treasurers for the wars chosen by Parliament to supervise government expenditure in March 1404 is an indication of his standing and reputation for administrative skill, as well as his importance as a royal creditor.
Early Notables of the Knollys family (pre 1700) Notables of the family at this time include Sir Robert Knolles (c. 1325-1407), an important English knight of the Hundred Years' War, operating with the tacit support of the Crown, succeeded in taking the only two major French cities, other than Calais and Poitiers, to fall to Edward III, methods earned him infamy as a freebooter and a ravager ...
Richard Knolles (c. 1545 – July 1610) was an English historian and translator, known for his historical account of the Ottoman Empire, the first major description in the English language. Life [ edit] A native of Northamptonshire, Knolles was born in the 1540s, probably at Cold Ashby.
Knolles [Knollys], Sir Robert (d. 1407), soldier, was probably the sonof Richard, who was of burgess or yeoman stock from Tushingham in theparish of Malpas, Cheshire. His mother is frequently named as EvaCalveley, sister of Sir Hugh Calveley, with whom Robert had a lifelongfriendship.