La Hire
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Étienne de Vignolles, called La Hire, (died 11 January, 1443) was a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He fought alongside Joan of Arc in the campaigns of 1429. His most significant action was to lead the vanguard in the important victory at Patay.
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 11 January, 1443, of an unknown illness.
[edit] Popular culture
La Hire is commemorated as the face of the Jack of Hearts in French playing cards. His name remains a byword for a choleric disposition.
In the video game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, La Hire is, alongside Joan of Arc, Jean Bureau, and Bertrand du Guesclin, a playable character in the Joan of Arc campaign.
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