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Edward, the Black Prince, who was then acting as Governor of Aquitaine, took, however, the part of Peter, and defeated Du Guesclin at the battle of Navarete, on the Ebro, in 1367. 5. Renewal of the War.  This expedition ruined the prince's health, and exhausted his treasury. EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE WHO WAS THEN ACTING AS GOVERNOR OF AKITIN TOOK HOWEVER THE PART OF PETER AND DEFEATED DUGISCLIN AT THE BATTLE OF NAVARET ON THE EBERG IN THIRTEEN SIXTY SEVEN FIVE RENEWAL OF WAR THIS EXPEDITION RUINED THE PRINCE'S HEALTH AND EXHAUSTED HIS TREASURY
t Breton knight, Bertrand du Guesclin, were routed, the same year, by the English party under Sir John Chandos; Charles de Blois was killed, and the house of Montfort established in the duchy. These years of war had created a dreadful class of men, namely, hired soldiers of all nations, who, under some noted leader, sold their services to whatever prince might need them, under the name of Free Companies, and when unemployed lived by plunder. The peace had only let these wretches loose on the peasants. Some had seized castles, whence they could plunder travellers; others roamed the country, preying on the miserable peasants, who, fleeced as they were by king, barons, and clergy, were tortured and murdered by these ruffians, so that many lived in holes in the ground that their dwellings might not attract attention. Bertrand du Guesclin offered the king to relieve the country from these Free Companies by leading them to assist the Castilians against their tyrannical king, Peter the Cruel. LED BY CHARLES DE BLOIS AND THE GALLANT BRETON KNIGHT BRETON DE GISCON WERE ROUTED THE SAME YEAR BY THE ENGLISH PARTY UNDER SIR JOHN CHANDOS CHARLES DE BLOIS WAS KILLED AND THE HOUSE OF MONFER ESTABLISHED IN THE DUCHY THESE YEARS OF WAR HAD CREATED A DREADFUL CLASS OF MEN NAMELY HIRED SOLDIERS OF ALL NATIONS WHO UNDER SOME NOTED LEADER SOLD THEIR SERVICES TO WHATEVER PRINCE MIGHT NEED THEM UNDER THE NAME OF FREE COMPANIES AND WHEN UNEMPLOYED LIVED BY PLUNDER THE PEACE HAD ONLY LET THESE WRETCHES LOOSE ON THE PEASANTS SOME HAD SEIZED CASTLES WHENCE THEY COULD PLUNDER TRAVELLERS OTHERS ROAMED THE COUNTRY PREYING ON THE MISERABLE PEASANTS WHO FLEECED AS THEY WERE BY KING BARONS AND CLERGY WERE TORTURED AND MURDERED BY THESE RUFFIANS SO THAT MANY LIVED IN HOLES IN THE GROUND THAT THEIR DWELLINGS MIGHT NOT ATTRACT ATTENTION BRETON DE GISCON OFFERED THE KING TO RELIEVE THE COUNTRY FROM THESE FREE COMPANIES BY LEADING THEM TO ASSIST THE CASTILIANS AGAINST THEIR TYRANNICAL KING PETER THE CRUEL
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