However, they were seen coming towards the castle walls by Baldwin, Count of Guînes (d. c.1244), a nobleman of Flanders who had been entrusted by King Henry with defending the town in support of the local lord, John of Monmouth.
However, they were seen coming towards the castle walls by Baldwin, Count of Guînes (d. c.1244). He was a nobleman of Flanders who, with his mixed force of Flemings and Poitevins, had been entrusted by King Henry with defending the town in support of the local lord, John of Monmouth.