# Pothon of Saintrailles — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Pothon of Saintrailles in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pothon

**First appearance:** 0045-xxx-the-red-field-of-patay

## Who they are

A French captain who fights alongside Joan.

## In the story

### [She Is Made General-in-Chief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/ix-she-is-made-general-in-chief)

Veteran commander now under Joan's command.

### [Checked by the Folly of the Wise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xiii-checked-by-the-folly-of-the-wise)

One of the Armagnac generals commanding a division in the march.

### [Fierce Talbot Reconsiders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxix-fierce-talbot-reconsiders)

Participates in the war council and questions Joan's reasons for declining battle.

### [XXX: The Red Field of Patay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxx-the-red-field-of-patay)

Sent ahead with cavalry to reconnoiter the English position.

### [The Jests of the Burgundians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-jests-of-the-burgundians)

Listed among the knights accompanying the King.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/pothon_of_saintrailles
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters