John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
Scottish nobleman · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1381 to 1424 · aged 43
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who fought alongside the Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years War. In 1419, he was sent to France by his father the Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, with a Scottish army of 6,000 men.
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Battle of Bauge, 21 March 1421, where Stewart won a great victory over the English.
The Battle of Cravant in 1423, where Buchan was defeated and captured.
The Battle of Verneuil, where Buchan was killed in 1424.
Memorial in St Gaiten Cathedral, Tours
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Stewart led the combined Franco-Scottish army at the Battle of Baugé on 21 March 1421, where he comprehensively routed an English force under Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence.