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The Compagnies d’Ordonnance
Most of the information on this page is from The Burgundian Army of Charles the Bold, the Ordonnance Companies and their Captains,1 it has been amended with information from Charles the Bold2, as I do more research I will update this page. As historical records are not always complete or can be unreliable, there may be inaccuracies in the information below. Please contact joramvanessen@yahoo.com if you have questions or can provide information about other sources that could help to make this page more complete.
"In the time of the Duke there was made a great Standard, with the image of Saint George, the Guidons and the Cornettes for the different parts of the household, the Archers of the Ducal Guard, and for the twenty Ordonnance Companies; the first standard of the companies had a field of or (gold), with the image of Saint Sebastien, the motto and the device (a tinderbox in the shape of a crown) of the Duke, garnished with fusils, with flames, ans the cross of Saint Andre (Andrew - in the shape of two ragged staffs). The 2nd had the image of Saint Adrien on a field of azure (blue), the 3rd had the oimage of Saint Christopher on a field of argent (silver), the 4th Saint Anthony on a field of rouge (red), the 5th Saint Nicolas on a field of vert (green), the 6th Saint Jhon the Baptist on a field noir (black), the 7th Saint Martin, on the colour sanguin (murry or blood red), the 8th Saint Hubert, on gris (gre), the 9th Saint Catherine, on blanc (white), the 10th Saint Julien, on violet (purple), the 11th Saint Margaret, on tenne (orange), the 12th Saint Avoye, on jeaune (yelloe), the 13th Saint Andre, on noir and violet (black and purple), the 14th Saint Etienne, on vert and noir (green and black), the 15th Saint Peter, on rouge and vert (red and green), the 16th Saint Anne, on bleu and violet (blue and purple), the 17th Saint Jacques, on bleu and or (blue and gold), the 18th Saint Magdelaine, on jeaune and bleu (yellow and blue), the 19th Saint Jerosme, on bleu and arget (blue and silver), the 20th Saint Laurent, on blanc and gris (white and grey)."
"The Scandualous Chronicle" by Jean de Troyes.
Ducal
Guard, Burgundian, raised as a the first company in 1471, latter became the
ducal guard, St George, field azure and argent (blue and
silver).
Conducteur:
Olivier de la Marche
61
76
83
84
1st
company, Flemish raised 1471, St Sebastian, field or (gold).
Conducteur:
Jacquie de Harchies
62
2nd
company, Flemish raised 1471, St Adrien, field azure (blue).
Conducteur:
Jean de la Vieiville, until 1475
Jean de
Dampmartin
63
3rd
company, Burgundian raised 1471, St Christopher, field argent (silver).
Conducteur:
Jacques de Montmartin
64
4th
company, Savoyard raised 1471, St Anthony, field rouge (red).
Conducteur:
Jacques de Visque
65
5th
company, Low Countries raised 1471, St Nicolas, field vert (green).
Conducteur:
Philippe Dubois, d. 1472
Bernard van Ravestain, d. 1474
Jan van Broechhuisen
66
82
6th
company, Burgundian raised 1471, St John the Baptist, field noir (black).
Conducteur:
Gilles de Harchies
77
7th
company, Burgundain raised 1471, St Martin, field sanguine (murrey or blood
red).
Conducteur:
Jacques de Rebrennes, until 1475
Philipp de
Berghes, after 1475
8th
company, Burgundian raised 1471, St Hubert, field gris (grey).
Conducteur:
Claude de Dampmartin
9th
company, Alsace raised 1472, St Catherine, field blanc (white).
Conducteur:
Pierre d’Archambaud (Peter von Hagenbach), d. 1474
Jean
d’Igny, until 1476
Antoine
de Sallenova
10th
company, Burgundian raised 1471, St Julien, field violet (purple).
Beaudaoin
de Lannoy, until 1474
Giacopo
Galeotto (Jacques Galliot)
11th
company, Burgundian raised 1471, St Margaret, field tenne (orange).
Conducteur:
Ame de Rabutin, until 1474
Georges de
Menthon
74
12th
company, Burgundian raised 1472, St Avoye, field jeaune (yellow).
Conducteur:
Philippe de Poiters, until 1474
Jean de
Longueval, d. 1475
Thanaseor de
Capoue an Italian Condottierre
67
13th
company, Burgundian raised 1473, St Andre, field noir and violet (black and
purple).
Conducteur:
Josse de Lalaing, until 1474
Ame de
Valperga
68
80
14th
company, Burgundian raised 1473, St Etienne, field vert and noir (green and
black).
Conducteur:
W. de Soissons, until 1474
Louis de
Soissons, until 1475
Philippe de
Loyette
69
15th
company, Low Countries raised 1474, St Peter, field rogue and vert (red and
green).
Conducteur:
Louis de Berlaymont, a squire from Hainault.
75
This company was composed of 50 Lances, 200 Archers and 400 pikemen and crossbowmen. It was recruited for the siege of Neuss 1474-1475 from Brabant, Namur and Liege. It was disbanded after the siege.
16th
company, Italian raised 1474, St Jacques, St Anne, field bleu and violet
(blue and purple).
Conducteur:
Troylo di Rosano
17th
company, Burgundain raised 1474, fieldbleu and or (blue and gold).
Conducteur:
Jean de Dommarien, until 1475
Louis de
Montmartin
18th
company, Savoyard raised 1474, St Magdelaine, field jeaune and bleu (yellow
and blue).
Conducteur:
Jean de Jaucourt, until 1475
Hubert de
Luyrieux
70
19th
company, raised 1475, St Jerosme, field bleu and argent (blue and silver).
Conducteur: Don Denys de Portugal
20th
company, English raised 1475, St Laurent, field blanc and gris (white and
grey).
Conducteur:
Sir John Middleton
Banners
from unknown companies.
72
73
78
79
81
Infantry
89
91
Crossbowmen
85
Reference
1McGill,
Patt. Pacou, Armand.
Riddell, Rod Erskine. The
Burgundian Army of Charles the Bold, the Ordonnance Companies and their Captains. Freezywater Publications.
2001.
2Vaughan, Richard. Charles the Bold. The Boydell Press. 2002
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