Title:

Knight

First Name:

John

Last Name:

Talbot

Memorial Type:

Battlefield Monument

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

Modern (1899 - present day)

Inscription:

Bataille de Castillon 17 Juillet 1453 En ces Lieux Mourut le General J Talbot Cinqcentenaire 17 Jullet 1953 Municipalite de Lamothe

Allegiance:

Not applicable

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Inscription legible (in 2016), column and statue undamaged

Memorial Notes:

Talbot assisted Henry IV's suppression of Cade's revolt in 1450 and was at Dartford in 1452 during the face-off with Richard Duke of York which ended with York's submission. Talbot was the commanding English general at Castillon in 1453 and was killed during the battle.