The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century - a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and (14793201763)

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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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ance to redeem their mili-tary reputation when King John led them against the free companies in Bur-gundy. Charles V. would have no more of them. He formed a regular armywith Du Guesclin at its head, and made the Breton, Lord Constable of France,a rank heretofore reserved for only the highest nobility. He next turned hisattention to the English. He had already embroiled them with the Spaniards,and had been part prompter of a quarrel between them and their Aquitainiansubjects. In 1369, he sent them a declaration of open war, emphasizing hiscontempt of chivalry, it is said, by making a kitchen servant his ambassador. He would not, however, let Du Guesclin meet them in the field, but stillpursued his old policy of caring nothing for the sufferings of his own land, pro-vided the English invaders suffered also. They did to the full. They raged—and starved. When they were few in number, Du Guesclin beat them.When they came in force, they could find no foe outside the impregnable cities. I
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Prance—Exhaustion of the English 835 Never was there King of France, cried the aged Edward III. in despair,who wore so little armor, yet never was there one who has given me so muchto do. Edward died at last, worn out and despondent over his fruitless conquests.The Black Prince was already dead, having abandoned in furious despair theassault on his strange antagonist. The man who succeeded them on the Eng-lish throne had no liking for the horrors of life in France. He sent generalsthere, but Charles outwitted them, Du Guesclin beat them. Soon only a fewfortified cities remained of all the English conquests, and a long truce camebetween the nations, though with no actual declaration of peace. Charles and his great captain both died in the same year, 1380. DuGuesclin has been adopted by the French as one of their great national heroes.He saved France. But he was only the hand that did the work; Charles wasthe guiding brain. Du Guesclin was certainly the best fighting man of histime, h