Battle of Formigny
| Battle of Formigny | |||||||
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| Part of the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
Illumination adorning La Cronicque du temps de Tres Chrestien Roy Charles, septisme de ce nom, roy de France by Jean Chartier, c. 1470–1479 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany | Kingdom of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jean de Clermont Arthur de Richemont Pierre de Brézé |
Thomas Kyriell Robert Vere Matthew Gough Henry Norbury | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 4,200 | c. 4,000 to 4,300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 to 1,000 killed or wounded | Vast majority killed or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Formigny, fought on 15 April 1450, took place towards the end of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was a decisive French victory that destroyed the last significant English field army in Normandy, and paved the way for the recapture of their remaining strongholds.
Although cannon had been employed in siege warfare since the early 14th century, Formigny is notable as one of the first recorded uses of field artillery on a European battlefield.