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Jean Bureau (c. 1390 – 1463) was a French artillery commander active primarily during the later years of the Hundred Years' War. Along with his brother, Gaspard , he is credited with making French artillery the most effective in the world. [1]
Jean Bureau, Master Gunner of France at Castillon. No other Frenchman was more responsible for France's rapid victories in Normandy and at Castillon than Jean Bureau.
The death of the English commander John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and the defeat of his Anglo-Gascon army by the French artillery general Jean Bureau on 17th July 1453 in the battle that ended English dominion over Gascony and brought the Hundred Years War between England and France to a close.
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Jean Bureau (ca. 1390–1463) was a French artillery commander active primarily during the later years of the Hundred Years' War. Along with his brother, Gaspard, he is credited with making French artillery the most effective in the world. [1]
The professional horse and foot soldiers were augmented by the best artillerymen of the era, organized into a permanent force under the expert leadership of the king’s masters of artillery, Jean and Gaspard Bureau. Charles would employ essentially the same strategy in loosening the English grip on Gascony that he had used to retake Normandy.
Jean Bureau (c. 1390–1463) and Gaspard Bureau (c. 1393–1469), developers of French artillery. Born in the Champagne province of France, Jean and Gaspard Bureau were sons of Simon Bureau, a ...
Battle of Castillon. Coordinates: 44°51′20″N 0°02′26″W. The Battle of Castillon between the forces of England and France took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne (later Castillon-la-Bataille ).
