Alain Blanchard

Alain Blanchard (died 1419) was a French soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He participated in the defence of Rouen when it was besieged by English troops under Henry V of England from July 1418 to January 1419. After the city fell, Henry V demanded the French surrender Blanchard over to the English along with two other French notables for to having hanged English prisoners of war from Rouen's city walls. The French handed over Blanchard to the English, who executed him by beheading. Provided by Wikipedia