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John Hawkwood

English mercenary or condottiere
Years: 1320 - 1394

Sir John Hawkwood (born c. 1320, died 1394) is known to the French chronicler Jean Froissart as Jean Haccoude and to the Italian statesman, Niccolò Machiavelli, as Giovanni Acuto.

Hawkwood serves first the Pope and then various factions in Italy for over thirty years, amassing a fortune in land and gold.

Regions
The Near and Middle East (1320 - 1394)
Southeast Europe (1320 - 1394)
Central Europe (1320 - 1394)
West Europe (1320 - 1394)
Southern Africa (1320 - 1394)
East Africa (1320 - 1394)
Middle Africa (1320 - 1394)
West Africa (1320 - 1394)
North Africa (1320 - 1394)
Southwest Europe (1320 - 1394)
Macaronesia (1320 - 1394)
South Atlantic (1320 - 1394)