. The life and times of Bertrand Du Guesclin [electronic resource]: a history of the fourteenth century. ds the Duke of Brittany was the loss ofinfluence, by the constable, on the minds of those who hadhitherto so implicitly followed his guidance. And, as thepopular enthusiasm in the cause of the country increased inintensity, he was not only abandoned by the great body ofveterans who had been trained in his service, but even hispersonal friends and kinsmen were carried away by thepatriotic emotion; and they exclaimed against the obstinacyof his resistance to what they regarded the acknowledge
. The life and times of Bertrand Du Guesclin [electronic resource]: a history of the fourteenth century. ds the Duke of Brittany was the loss ofinfluence, by the constable, on the minds of those who hadhitherto so implicitly followed his guidance. And, as thepopular enthusiasm in the cause of the country increased inintensity, he was not only abandoned by the great body ofveterans who had been trained in his service, but even hispersonal friends and kinsmen were carried away by thepatriotic emotion; and they exclaimed against the obstinacyof his resistance to what they regarded the acknowledgedrights of his liege lord.* * Guil. de St. Andre, v. 3106. Chap. 23.] Bertrand du Gnesclin. 305 Lord de Clisson, who was as firm in his opposition to theduke as the constable, was equally powerless in Brittany ;and, after witnessing the loss of Guerrande, which he wasunable to prevent, and the surrender of Baaz, St. Nazaire,the isle of Rancoet, and the neighbouring country, to theDuke of Brittany, he joined the constable in going to meetthe Duke of Anjou at Pontorson.* * Guil. de St. Andre, v. vol. II.
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