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Though its actual origins are widely disputed among scholars, this example is often attributed to Comtesse Jeanne de Fausse, who took leadership of her husband Comte Charles de Fausse’s cavalry while he was bedridden with a fever. Most notably, Madame de Fausse is said to have lead the charge against the English to great effect in the Battle of Pavrai, AD 1424. One poetic account of the Battle of Pavrai asserts that the English longbowmen present, distracted by the Comtesse’s voluptuous figure, were unable to aim effectively, and shot wide. However, this account is likely embellished, and scholars generally agree that, more likely, strong winds from an approaching storm blew the volley of arrows off-target.