Battle of La Brossinière
The Battle of La Brossinière or Battle of la Gravelle (French – la "besoigne" de la Brossinière) was a battle of the Hundred Years' War on 26 September 1423. It occurred at La Brossinière (commune of Bourgon, Mayenne), between the forces of England and France, shortly after hostilities had resumed, following the battle of Agincourt (1415).
| Battle of La Brossinière | |||||||
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| Part of Hundred Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France Anjou Maine Brittany(?) | England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ambroise of Loré John VIII of Harcourt André de Lohéac Louis of Trémigon |
John de la Pole Thomas Aubourg Thomas Cliffeton | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,400 soldiers |
2,000 soldiers 800 archers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 knight and a few others (of no title) |
1,400–1,700 killed 30 captured | ||||||
The English force commanded by Sir John De la Pole, brother of William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, which had returned to Normandy after a pillaging expedition to Anjou and Maine, suffered a crushing defeat. Chronique de la Pucelle reports that "there were great deeds of arms done" and that the English "were beaten in the field and there were fourteen to fifteen hundred killed"
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