Du Guesclin
Americannoun
noun
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No human being, no Crillon or Du Guesclin,* could offer equal resistance to inevitable fate.
From Time Magazine Archive
The knight assured him that Du Guesclin was most liberal, and would amply reward him if he would procure the interview.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
Their rule Wycliffe and the Lollards. was incompetent, but the chief danger to the realm had passed away when both Charles V. of France and his great captain Du Guesclin died in 1380.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
Rennes, the ancient capital of Brittany and haunt of the famous Du Guesclin, held much of historic interest.
From Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division by Kilner, Frederic R.
Du Guesclin, a free man once more, devoted himself entirely to the cause of Henry, and defeated Pedro in a great battle near Toledo, notwithstanding the help afforded the Spanish King by the Moors.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
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