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Jean Poton de Xaintrailles (1390? – 7 October, 1461), a minor noble of Gascon
Gascony

Gascony is an area of southwest France that constituted a Provinces of France prior to the French Revolution. In historic references dating from the beginning of the Roman era, it was part of Gaul and became part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the conquests of Clovis I ....
 origin, was one of the chief lieutenants of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc also known as the Maid of Orleans, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII of Franc...
. He served as master of the royal stables, as royal bailiff
Bailiff

Bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly....
 in Berry
Berry (province)

Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a Provinces of France until the provinces were replaced by d?partement in Frances on March 4, 1790....
 and as seneschal
Seneschal

A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the s?n?chal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli....
 of Limousin
Limousin (province)

Limousin is a former province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. The province of Limousin lies in the foothills of the Massif Central, with cold weather in the winter....
. In 1454 he was appointed a Marshal of France
Marshal of France

The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements....
.

He fought at the battle of Verneuil
Battle of Verneuil

The Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy and was a significant English victory....
 in 1424, and at Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
 in 1427, where he was wounded.






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Xaintrailles and La Hire
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles (1390? – 7 October, 1461), a minor noble of Gascon
Gascony

Gascony is an area of southwest France that constituted a Provinces of France prior to the French Revolution. In historic references dating from the beginning of the Roman era, it was part of Gaul and became part of the Kingdom of the Franks during the conquests of Clovis I ....
 origin, was one of the chief lieutenants of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc also known as the Maid of Orleans, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII of Franc...
. He served as master of the royal stables, as royal bailiff
Bailiff

Bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly....
 in Berry
Berry (province)

Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a Provinces of France until the provinces were replaced by d?partement in Frances on March 4, 1790....
 and as seneschal
Seneschal

A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the s?n?chal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli....
 of Limousin
Limousin (province)

Limousin is a former province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. The province of Limousin lies in the foothills of the Massif Central, with cold weather in the winter....
. In 1454 he was appointed a Marshal of France
Marshal of France

The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements....
.

He fought at the battle of Verneuil
Battle of Verneuil

The Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy and was a significant English victory....
 in 1424, and at Orléans
Orléans

Orl?ans is a city in north-central France, about 130 km southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret Departments of France and of the Centre R?gion in France....
 in 1427, where he was wounded. He was captured at the battle of Cravant
Battle of Cravant

The Battle of Cravant was an encounter fought on 31 July 1423, during the Hundred Years' War between English and French forces, a victory for the English and their Duchy of Burgundy allies....
 and later exchanged for John Talbot
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was an important England military commander during the Hundred Years' War, as well as the only House of Lancaster Constable of France....
.

He served with Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans
Siege of Orléans

The Siege of Orl?ans marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. This was Joan of Arc's first major military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at Battle_of_Agincourt in 1415....
, and the battles of Jargeau
Battle of Jargeau

The Battle of Jargeau took place on June 11 - 12, 1429. It was Joan of Arc first offensive battle. Shortly after relieving the Siege of Orl?ans, French forces recaptured the neighboring district along the Loire river....
, Meung-sur-Loire
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire

The Battle of Meung-sur-Loire took place on 15 June 1429. It was one of Joan of Arc battles following relief of the Battle of Orleans. This campaign was the first sustained French offensive in a generation in the Hundred Years' War....
, Beaugency and Patay
Battle of Patay

The Battle of Patay was the culminating engagement of the Loire Campaign of Hundred Years' War between the French and English in north-central France....
. He raised the siege of Compiègne
Compiègne

Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....
.

In the latter phase of the Hundred Years War he was active in the reconquest of Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 and the conquest of Guyenne, often with Étienne de Vignolles, better known as La Hire
La Hire

?tienne de Vignolles, called La Hire, was a France military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He fought alongside Joan of Arc in the campaigns of 1429....
, including the action at Gerbevoy
Battle of Gerbevoy

The Battle of Gerbevoy was fought in 1435 between French and English forces. The French were led by La Hire and Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, and they were victorious....
. When the standing army was created in 1445, Xaintrailles was appointed to command one of the twelve companies of the new army.

He died at Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
 without heirs and left his estate to the Church.

See also

  • Military history of France
    Military history of France

    The military history of France encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas including modern France, greater Europe, and List of former European colonies....