Thomas Dagworth
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Sir Thomas Dagworth (d. 1352) was an English knight and soldier, who lead English armies in Brittany during the Hundred Years' War.
In 1346 he lead a small English force in Brittany in support of John de Montfort's claim on the dukedom. De Montfort was backed by the English throne, whereas his rival, Charles of Blois was backed by the French. On June 9th, Dagworth's force was attacked by Charles' much larger army at Saint-Pol-de-Léon. Though almost surrounded, the longbowmen won the day for the English force. The next year he claimed an even more famous victory at la Roche-Derrien, where Charles of Blois was captured.
He was was killed in an ambush in 1352 by Bretons unhappy with the English presence.
In 1340 he had married Eleanor de Bohun, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford.
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- Turnbull, Stephen. The Book of the Medieval Knight. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1985. ISBN 0-85368-715-3
