Battle of Baugé

Battle of Baugé
	Part of the Hundred Years' War
	; The Battle of Baugé, illustration from the manuscript of Martial d'Auvergne, Les Vigiles de Charles VII, c. 1484.
Date	22 March 1421
Location	Baugé, France47.541°N 0.105°W
Result	Franco–Scottish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France; Kingdom of Scotland	Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Gilbert Motier de La Fayette; John Stewart, Earl of Buchan; Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigton	Thomas, Duke of Clarence †; Thomas Montagu, Earl of Salisbury; Gilbert de Umfraville †; John, Baron Ros †
Strength
5,000 men	4,000 men (although only 1,500 men directly took part in the battle)
Casualties and losses
very light	1,000 dead; 500 captured

The Battle of Baugé, fought between the English and a Franco-Scots army on 22 March 1421 at Baugé, France, east of Angers, was a major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War. The English army was led by the king's brother Thomas, Duke of Clarence, while the Franco-Scots were led by both John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, and Gilbert Motier de La Fayette, the Marshal of France. English strength was 4,000 men, although only 1,500 deployed, against 5,000 French and Scots.

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