Guigues Guiffrey

Guigues Guiffrey, Seigneur de Boutières, (Manoir de la Tour, Le Cheylas, 13 May 1497 - Château du Touvet, 21 December 1545) , was a French military commander in the Italian Wars.

Biography In 1521, he served under Chevalier Bayard in the Siege of Mézières in the Ardennes, and in 1524 he commanded a company of gendarmes in the Defense of Marseille against the Imperial forces.

In 1544, he commanded the French forces in the Piedmont but when he allowed the town of Carignano to fall to the enemy, he fell into disgrace and was relieved of his command. On the nomination of the Count of Enghien as his replacement, he took part under the orders of this new general in the Battle of Ceresole, where he won fame through his skillful use of the cavalry charge.

He ended his military career in fighting the English during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight in 1545.