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Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Richard Beauchamp (1382–1439), a prominent English military nobleman and 13th Earl of Warwick, served in the 1420s as lieutenant of France and Norman…
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- 1421–1425Rouen · NormandyIn the early 1420s Beauchamp was appointed lieutenant of France and Normandy, based at Rouen to govern the English-occupied zone, reforming defenses, requisitioning supplies, and taking part in clearing out remaining resistance in France.
- 1422–1430Meaux · Île-de-FranceIn 1422 Beauchamp took part in the siege of Meaux, thereafter continuing to command military operations in France until the late 1420s, coordinating with commanders such as Talbot to maintain England's military presence in the occupied zone north of Paris.
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