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La Hire
15th-century French military commander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see La Hire (disambiguation).
Étienne de Vignolles, Sieur de Montmorillon, Chatelain de Longueville (French pronunciation: [etjɛn də viɲɔl]), also known as La Hire (French: [la iʁ]; 1390 – 11 January 1443), was a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War.
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Étienne de Vignolles | |
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![]() Idealized portrait of La Hire as imagined by Louis-Félix Amiel, 1835 | |
Nickname(s) | La Hire ("The Wrath") |
Born | 1390 Préchacq-les-Bains, Lordship of Albret |
Died | 11 January 1443 (aged 53) Montauban, Guyenne |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
Service/ | French Army |
Years of service | 1418–1443 |
Rank | Captain-General |
Commands held | Écorcheurs County Bailiff of Vermandois
Commander of Château Thierry |
Conflicts | Hundred Years War (Lancastrian phase) |
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