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Guillaume Cale (sometimes anglicized to William Kale, also known as Guillaume Caillet, popularly known as Jacques Bonhomme (" Jack Goodfellow ") or Callet) was a wealthy peasant from the village of Mello near Beauvais, who became leader of the peasant Jacquerie which broke out in May 1358 and continued for a month unchecked until the Battle of ...
However, Charles of Navarre had a plan to deal with the peasant leader Guillaume Cale before hostilities began, thus cutting the head off his opponent's army. A message was dispatched inviting Cale for treaty talks with the leader of the noble army, inviting the rebels to disperse unharmed.
- 10 June 1358
- Decisive noble victory
Jun 10, 2008 · 1358: Guillaume Cale, leader of the Jacquerie. Posted on 10 June, 2008 by Headsman. On this date in 1358, 14th-century France’s most serious peasant uprising was crushed when its capable commander was lured into his enemies’ power and torturously put to death in Clermont. The Jacquerie ( English Wikipedia entry | French) sprang from the ...
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Contents. Guillaume Cale. French leader. Also known as: Guillaume Carle. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in Jacquerie. In Jacquerie. Under their captain general, Guillaume Cale, or Carle, they joined forces with Parisian rebels under Étienne Marcel.
May 14, 2024 · Under their captain general, Guillaume Cale, or Carle, they joined forces with Parisian rebels under Étienne Marcel. The Parisians were defeated at Meaux on June 9 by Gaston Phoebus of Foix and Jean III de Grailly. Charles II of Navarre routed Cale at Clermont-en-Beauvaisis on June 10. A massacre of the insurgents followed their defeat.
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Dec 15, 2023 · Guillaume Cale, one of the peasant leaders of the uprising, sought a strong ally in the form of urban dwellers for the scattered and poorly armed peasants. He attempted to establish connections with Étienne Marcel and sent a delegation to Paris, seeking assistance for the peasants in their struggle against the feudal lords.
The Paris uprising collapsed after its leader was assassinated, while Guillaume Cale, with his peasant army assembled to meet that of the nobles, unwisely accepted an invitation for truce talks with the armed nobles’ leader, Charles the Bad of Navarre. Cale was treacherously seized when he showed up, tortured, and beheaded.
