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Eustace's death at the 1217 Battle of Sandwich (13th-century illustration by Matthew Paris) Eustace the Monk (Old French: Eustache le Moine; c. 1170 – 24 August 1217), born Eustace Busket, [1] was a mercenary and pirate, in the tradition of medieval outlaws. The birthplace of Eustace was not far from Boulogne.
Eustace the Monk once belonged to a monastic order, but he broke his vows and became a pirate along with his brothers and friends. His early successes at this endeavor attracted many lawless men and his pirates became a menace to shipping in the English Channel. [2] The English opponents of Eustace credited the man with "diabolical ingenuity". [3]
French reinforcements, under the command of Eustace the Monk, ... [The Art of Warfare in Western Europe During the Middle Ages: From the Eighth Century to 1340 ...
This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it is referred to as "Action of (date)" within ...
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Privateering was an accepted part of naval warfare from the 16th to the 19th centuries, authorised by all significant naval powers. Notable privateers included: Victual Brothers or Vitalians or Likedeelers 1360–1401; Gödeke Michels (leader of the Likedeelers) 1360–1401; Klaus Störtebeker, Wismar, (leader of the Likedeelers), 1360–1401
Eustace the Monk: 1170–1217 1205–1212 England: French mercenary and pirate who raided the Normandy coast on behalf of King John of England until his defection to France in 1212. He supported the rebel faction during the First Barons' War and ferried Prince Louis across the English Channel in 1216.
The Anglo-French War was a major medieval conflict that pitted the Kingdom of France against the Kingdom of England and various other states. It was fought in an attempt to curb the rising power of King Philip II of France and regain the Angevin continental possessions King John of England lost to him a decade earlier.