XEE4170915 History of France: Le Grand Ferre or Ferret (v.1330-1358), a heroic peasant with great strength. Striked with pneumonia for bathing in cold water he was resting in his cottage in Rivecourt. While the English thought he could catch him in his sleep and knock him out, when they arrived, he grabbed his axe and shot down his enemies while the others fled. He then went to bed and died shortly afterwards. In ??????Histoire de France learned by image and direct observation. Preparatory Course and First Year of Elements Course.??????GUESSING - TOURSEL. Illustrations by Ferdinand Raffin. 1923. DR by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870?-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: History of France: Le Grand Ferre or Ferret (v.1330-1358), a heroic peasant with great strength. Striked with pneumonia for bathing in cold water he was resting in his cottage in Rivecourt. While the English thought he could catch him in his sleep and knock him out, when they arrived, he grabbed his axe and shot down his enemies while the others fled. He then went to bed and died shortly afterwards. In ??????Histoire de France learned by image and direct observation. Preparatory Course and First Year of Elements Course.??????DEVINAT - TOURSEL, Illustrations by Ferdinand Raffin. 1923. DR); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright.