The White Company · Character
Captal de Buch
A famous Gascon knight and ally of the English.
minor
Also known as Captal, the Captal du Buch
First appearance: How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles
Captal de Buch shows up with force in XIX: How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew's. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Pointed out as a tall, burly Gascon lord with a clouded brow, a brave knight.
Captal de Buch first appears in 0034 xxxiii how the army made the passage of roncesvalles.
In XIX: How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew's: Pointed out as a tall, burly Gascon lord with a clouded brow, a brave knight.
Later, in XXIII: How England Held the Lists at Bordeaux: One of the challengers; defeats Sir William Beauchamp.
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- Minor Characters and Background Figures
- Allied Commanders and Locals
- White Company Members
- French and Spanish Antagonists
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- XIX: How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew's
- XXIII: How England Held the Lists at Bordeaux
- How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles
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See Captal de Buch in How the Army Made the Passage of Roncesvalles