Three Burgundian commanders

Here are three commander bases for the Burgundian side. All three of them have removable flags so can be used to represent anyone I have made flags for (only one of them actually has a Burgundian cross, so the other two could also be used as French or anything else). For this photoshoot I am using them to represent the various nobles who fought the French in the Franche-Comté and the Duchy of Burgundy. This theatre of the war saw the nobility loyal to Duchess Mary fight back against the French occupation, led by the Prince of Orange and Guillaume and Claude de Vaudrey, who I have already done posts on. Click here to read my full account of the war in Burgundy, it's quite interesting. In these photos we have three of the Comtois rebels - Claude de Toulongeon, Simon de Quingey and Marc de Ray.

All the mounted models are Perry metals, all of one of which have had the all-important headswaps. The standard bearer on foot is from Steel Fist.

Claude de Toulongeon, Lord of La Bastie (?-1504) was one of the nobles who refused to surrender after the Franche-Comté was conquered in 1479, and continued to fight into the winter. He eventually fled to the Low Countries, and Louis XI had his Burgundian possessions confiscated. He was made a Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1481. Following the Treaty of Arras in 1482 he was supposed to have his territories returned to him but he struggled for the rest of his life to reclaim them, leading to a feud with his brother-in-law Guillaume de Vergy. Confusingly there was another Claude de Toulongeon around at the same time, his nephew, the Lord of Traves.

Simon de Quingey (1448-1523) as a young man had served Charles the Bold and fought in all his famous battles, actually having saved his life at Montlhéry in 1465. After the death of the duke in 1477 he remained loyal to Duchess Mary and defended Dole from the French. In 1478 he was captured leading troops into the French-held Duchy of Burgundy, and was subsequently imprisoned in an iron cage. Eventually he was freed and afterwards served Louis XI.

Marc de Ray (?-1510) defended the castle of Rollans from the French and didn't surrender until 1480. That's all I've got on him, sorry!

And here's some biographical detail for a few others who fought in the conflict: I've located heraldry for some, but not all.

Guillaume de la Baume, Lord of Irlain (1430-1498) had been since 1472 a chamberlain in the household of Margaret of York (third wife of Charles the Bold), and later served both Mary and Maximilian, fighting the French in the Duchy of Burgundy. Was made a Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1481. After the Treaty of Arras in 1482 he regained his Burgundian possessions, and by the reign of Charles VIII appears to have been serving the French.

Chrétien de Digoine, Lord of Thianges (?-1479/80) fought into 1479/80 and was one of the few who was actually executed when finally captured.

Jean de Neufchâtel, Lord of Montaigu (1419-1489) had previously been a councillor and chamberlain to both Philip the Good and Charles the Bold, a Knight of the Golden Fleece (1451) and Lieutenant-General of both Burgundies. He was given a place in Maximilian’s household in 1477, and helped defend the Franche-Comté. However he surrendered and swore allegiance to Louis XI in 1479.

Jean de Oiselay (?-1503) was captured in 1479. His wife (or possibly sister-in-law) helped defend the ramparts, halberd in hand, when the castle of Oiselay was taken.

Other names I've found reference to include Louis de Vienne, Leonard de Châlon and Charles de Châlon, plus the lords of Arban and Cottebrune, who I haven't been able to identify.

And here's a pic showing how the removable flags work. I might do some sort of how-to guide in the future if anyone's interested? The other two flags in this pic are for Guillaume de la Baume and Louis de Vienne.