Born Étienne de Vignolles or Vignoles, La Hire joined Charles VII for the first time in 1418, when the English army invaded France. Three years later, in 1421 he fought at the Battle of Baugé.
He was a close comrade of Joan of Arc. As the King's captain he commanded the advance guard at the battle of Patay, a French victory. He won the battle of Gerbevoy in 1435 and was made Captain General of Normandy in 1438. He died at Montauban on January 11 1443 of an unknown illness."
La Hire, the French warrior who was a close comrade of Jehanne D'Arc. I have found a bit about his life, but have been unable to (accurately) find out how tall he was, what he was built like, what weapons he used.
I have read several accounts, and these are the two descriptions i have put together.
La Hire Or about 5 foot 9-10 inches tall very solid and stocky, built much heavier and much tougher than the 1st description Is there any other details you guys know about La Hire? or maybe the exact outfit, weapons, build, etc about him? Thanks in advance:d Winston Churchill was a member of both the 4th Queens Own Hussars and the 21st Lancers. As a a member of the 21st Lancers, he led one of the last british cavalry charges, against the muslims in sudan.
about 6 foot 4-6 inches tall
absolute battle-axe of a man, built like a sherman tank
Fought mounted and on foot
Wore plate breastplate, helm and greaves, rest was padded mail.
Used a large 2 handed sword, or a (very big) longsword and shield (large rectangular shield, large centre boss)
Used massive 2 handed sword, or a large counter-weighted axe (could be thrown or used melee) and round shield. Wore full platemail with quilted undercoat. had chainmail joints. (only fairly small centre boss. shield is riveted around edges)
If anyone knows any books or things about his biography, id like to see a fairly large one aswell.
"You, know , one day i might move to Scotland. and then get drunk, then paint woad on my face, then run around with a sword and shield until i get arrested,lol." - some history forum user