Dunois

Jean, called the Bastard of Orleans, Count of Dunois_ and Longueville, one of the most brilliant soldiers that France ever produced; born in Paris, Noy. 23, 1402, the natural son of Louis Duke of Orleans, brother of Charles VI., and brought 4 in the house of that prince along wit his legitimate children. His first important military achievement was the overthrow of the English at Mona (1427). He next threw himself into Orleans with a small body of. men, and bravely defended the place till the arrival of the famous Joan of Arc, whose religious enthusiasm combined with the valor of Dunois restored the drooping spirits of the French and coupe! the English to raise the siege. his was the turning point in the fortunes of the French. nation. In 1429 Dunois and the Maid of Orleans won the battle of ‘Patay, after which he marched, with a smalk body of men, through the provinces. and took the fortified towns. The eapture and death of Joan of Are larrested for a moment the progre of the French arms. In 1448-1450 he drove the English from Normandy, and in 1455 secured the freedom of’ France, He died Nov. 24, 1468.