Raoul de Caours


Raoul de Caours was a Breton knight who served both the English and French during the Hundred Years' War.

Biography

In the service of Jean de Montfort, Raoul obtained a letter of remission from Philip VI of France in 1344. Raoul then opposed Jean de Montfort during the War of the Breton Succession.
Raoul was in the service of the English by 1347, when he was
appointed Lieutenant in Poitou by Edward III of England. Raoul obtained a large monetary commission and ordered to capture Nantes. During 1347, Raoul captured the French captain, Louis I, Viscount of Thouars.
After a dispute with Walter Bentley, Raoul switched his allegiance back to France. During an ambush set by Raoul in August 1350 at Auray, he defeated and killed Sir Thomas Dagworth.
Raoul captured Noirmoutier from the English in late 1351, however was later taken prisoner by Maciot de Mareuil. Raoul died while in captivity.

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