Battle of Formigny

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The Battle of Formigny was a decisive 1450 engagement in Normandy in which French forces defeated the English, helping to end English dominance in northern France during the closing phase of the Hundred Years' War.

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Battle of Formigny canonical 7
Bataille de Formigny 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Formigny ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Formigny
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaign French campaign to reconquer Normandy ⓘ
category Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ
Battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War
commander Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France ⓘ
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont ⓘ
Thomas Kyriell ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 15 April 1450 ⓘ
EnglishCasualties heavy ⓘ
large number of prisoners taken ⓘ
EnglishCommander Thomas Kyriell ⓘ
EnglishObjective relieve the English garrison at Caen ⓘ
EnglishStrength approximately 3,000–4,000 men ⓘ
followedBy French reconquest of Normandy ⓘ
FrenchArtilleryCommander Gaspard Bureau ⓘ
linked to: Jean Bureau

Jean Bureau ⓘ
FrenchCasualties relatively light ⓘ
FrenchCommander Arthur de Richemont, Constable of France ⓘ
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont ⓘ
FrenchStrength approximately 3,500–5,000 men ⓘ
FrenchTactic combined arms with artillery and cavalry ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of France ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
near Bayeux ⓘ
notableFeature early effective use of French field artillery ⓘ
outcome decisive French victory ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
phaseOfWar final phase of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
place Formigny ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Caen (1449–1450) ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Agincourt ⓘ
Battle of Castillon ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped end English dominance in northern France ⓘ
led to collapse of English positions in Normandy ⓘ
usedWeapon cannon ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ
year 1450 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Battle of Formigny → alsoKnownAs → Bataille de Formigny ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Formigny
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Thomas Kyriell → participatedIn → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Formigny → knownFor → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Formigny → locationOf → Battle of Formigny ⓘ
Jean Bureau → participantIn → Battle of Formigny ⓘ