Battle of Verneuil

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The Battle of Verneuil was a major 1424 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in northern France, where English forces won a decisive victory over a combined French-Scottish army.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Verneuil-sur-Avre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
belligerent Duchy of Alençon ⓘ
Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
cause French and Scottish attempt to challenge English occupation of Normandy ⓘ
commander Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas ⓘ
Jean II d'Alençon ⓘ
John Stewart of Darnley ⓘ
John, Duke of Bedford ⓘ
Louis, Count of Vaudémont ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 17 August 1424 ⓘ
describedAs second Agincourt ⓘ
EnglishCasualties several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
EnglishStrength approximately 8,000–10,000 soldiers ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy subsequent English campaigns in Normandy ⓘ
FrenchScottishCasualties many prisoners taken ⓘ
several thousand killed ⓘ
FrenchScottishStrength approximately 14,000–16,000 soldiers ⓘ
historicalSignificance major defeat for the Franco-Scottish alliance ⓘ
one of the bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
involvedUnit English longbowmen ⓘ
English men-at-arms ⓘ
Scottish army in French service ⓘ
location Normandy ⓘ
Verneuil-sur-Avre ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
notableFeature heavy losses among Scottish troops ⓘ
pitched open-field battle ⓘ
use of English longbowmen ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Baugé ⓘ
primaryOpponents John, Duke of Bedford vs. Franco-Scottish commanders ⓘ
region northwestern France ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
side English army ⓘ
French-Scottish army ⓘ
strategicContext English attempt to secure Normandy ⓘ
strategicOutcome consolidation of English control in Normandy ⓘ
tacticalOutcome destruction of much of the Scottish contingent in France ⓘ
year 1424 ⓘ

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Jean II, Duke of Alençon → capturedIn → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
Battle of Baugé → followedBy → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
Battle of Verneuil → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Verneuil-sur-Avre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury → battle → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan → participatedIn → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan → diedIn → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan → killedBy → English forces at the Battle of Verneuil ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Verneuil
Verneuil-sur-Avre → event → Battle of Verneuil ⓘ