despite the death of john iii in the battle amaury stayed on to wage war in northern italy on behalf of parma and florentines until 1395, when the duke of milan decided to pay him to leave. on his return to france, amauy he joined and army gathered by the count of valentinois, the bishop of valencia and the prince of orange to exterminate surviving bands of écorcheurs, armed ex-soldiers who lived by pillaging.