- BOUCICAUT, MARSHAL DE
- one of the bravest and noblest of French soldiers, born at Tours; distinguished in several famous battles; was taken captive by the English at Agincourt; died in England (1364-1421).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
BOUCICAUT, MARSHAL DE
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