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On the other hand, the French party in Brittany, led by Charles de Blois and the gallant 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. ON THE OTHER HAND THE FRENCH PARTY IN BRITTANY 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
f which the counts had always been called Dauphins, a title thenceforth borne by the heir apparent of the kingdom. His father's captivity and the submission of Paris left him master of the realm; but he did little to defend it when Edward III. again attacked it, and in 1360 he was forced to bow to the terms which the English king demanded as the price of peace. The Peace of Bretigny permitted King John to ransom himself, but resigned to England the sovereignty over the duchy of Aquitaine, and left Calais and Ponthieu in the hands of Edward III. John died in 1364, before his ransom was paid, and his son mounted the throne as _Charles V_. Charles showed himself from this time a wary, able man, and did much to regain what had been lost by craftily watching his opportunity. The war went on between the allies of each party, though the French and English kings professed to be at peace; and at the battle of Cocherel, in 1364, Charles the Bad was defeated, and forced to make peace with France.  CALLED DUFFIN A TITLE THENCEFORTH BORNE BY THE HEIR PARENT OF THE KINGDOM HIS FATHER'S CAPTIVITY AND THE SUBMISSION OF PARIS LEFT HIM MASTER OF THE REALM BUT HE DID LITTLE TO DEFEND IT WHEN EDWARD THE THIRD AGAIN ATTACKED IT AND IN THIRTEEN SIXTY HE WAS FORCED TO BOW TO THE TERMS WHICH THE ENGLISH KING DEMANDED AS THE PRICE OF PEACE THE PEACE OF BRUTIGNY PERMITTED KING JOHN TO RANSOM HIMSELF BUT RESIGNED TO ENGLAND THE SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE DUCHY OF ACQUITAN AND LEFT GALLY AND PONTHIEU IN THE HANDS OF EDWARD THE THIRD JOHN DIED IN THIRTEEN SIXTY FOUR BEFORE HIS RANSOM WAS PAID AND HIS SON MOUNTED THE THRONE AS CHARLES THE FIFTH CHARLES SHOWED HIMSELF FROM THIS TIME A WARY ABLE MAN AND DID MUCH TO REGAIN WHAT HAD BEEN LOST BY CRAFTILY WATCHING HIS OPPORTUNITY THE WAR WENT ON BETWEEN THE ALLIES OF EACH PARTY THOUGH THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH KINGS PROFESSED TO BE AT PEACE AND AT THE BATTLE OF COCHERELLES IN THIRTEEN SIXTY FOUR CHARLES THE BAD WAS DEFEATED AND FORCED TO MAKE PEACE WITH FRANCE
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