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Battle of Chizé

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fol. 253r, col. A: the battle of Chizé. It is represented as a battle in a field between two armies of footsoldiers with full plate armour. On the left is the army led by Bertrand du Guesclin, who is shown wearing an armorial surcoat and banner with his arms shown contourné (argent, an eagle with two heads sable, a bend gules). On the right is the English army, identified by a pennon with the arms of England (silver, a cross gules). The English are armed with longbows while the French have lances. Between the two armies several dead bodies. The background is diapered with gold, blue and red with white penwork.

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